- The U.S. just had its hottest summer on record. This summer beat the record set by the Dust Bowl summer of 1936, when huge parts of the West and the Great Plains were parched by severe drought. https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/us-just-hottest-summer-record-rcna1957 107 comments futurology
- Senator James Inhofe Rejects The 'Global Warming Thing' Because It's Cold Outside | Inhofe’s home state of Oklahoma, meanwhile, has suffered through severe droughts and the hottest summer ever recorded in the U.S. http://thinkprogress.org/climate/2014/01/06/3125531/inhofe-winter-climate-change/ 398 comments politics