NOAA - Hottest May On Record For Lower 48, 5F Above Averages; 8 States Set All-Time Monthy Records

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The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced today that the lower 48 U.S. states recently experienced their warmest May on record. Records have now been kept for 124 years.

"Last month, the U.S. sizzled with record warmth," the government agency said in a statement. NOAA reports that temperature records in more than 8,590 locations were broken, or tied, in May 2018.

The May record, which is more than 5 degrees above average, is part of Earth's continuing warming trend, something NASA scientists say has been particularly rapid in the last 40 years.

A total of eight U.S. states broke their temperature records this May, said NOAA, and another 34 states experienced above-average-heat.

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https://mashable.com/2018/06/06/may-2018-warmest-on-record-united-states/#Be4RaI.myaqB

[Achilleaze]

1. republican lies to Americans about climate change are dangerous

dangerous republican lies

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

2. It's going to

get hotter faster than we ever dreamed. 40 years my ass..like 20 is more realistic. Chinas new billion strong middle class w cars etc, an no regulations. .Al Gore had it right on.

[NickB79]

3. Agreed. Mother Nature is just starting to hit the gas

The next 20-30 years are going to see global temps soar faster than many expected.

[Crutchez_CuiBono]

4. The cost to maintain homes

and shield us from storms...will be enormous. Something tells me the gop will continue to say...we don't have the money.