This was the hottest US summer in 132 years of recordkeeping, soundly beating the summer of 1936 — during the Dust Bowl era — according to new data released by NOAA.

Dust storms in the Borderland are nothing new, but the severity of the weather events and their frequency have worsened, statistics note. Thomas Gill, professor of Environmental Science and ...

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July was the hottest month ever recorded across the contiguous United States, NOAA said. The average temperature reached 76.89 degrees, surpassing the previous July record from 1936. Scientists say ...

It’s not just you — the United States is going through a record-bustingly hot summer. According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the contiguous US averaged 76.89 degrees ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WTVY) - Summers are hot for most regions around the country every year, but very few summer heat waves compare to the one that happened toward the end of “The Dust Bowl” in 1936. Much of ...