US experiences hottest summer on record, NOAA reports
The US saw its hottest summer since records began 132 years ago, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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AIThe National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced on Wednesday that the United States experienced its hottest summer since record-keeping began 132 years ago.
The agency reported that average temperatures during the meteorological summer—June through August—reached 23.6°C, surpassing the previous records set in 1936 and 2021 by 0.2 degrees in the contiguous United States (excluding Alaska and Hawaii).
Four of the five hottest summers have occurred in the past five years, reflecting the effects of climate change.
This new record comes after the United States, the world's largest emitter of greenhouse gases, also experienced its second-warmest spring this year.