This summer was hot. August shattered global heat records
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Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.

Scientists say that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally. In the U.S., summer temperatures also shattered heat records.
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