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July 5, 2018

Heat Records Broken Globally, with 2018 Among the Hottest Years Ever
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The fires come amid a sustained drought in parts of the western United
States and as temperature records continued to tumble around the world.
In Montreal, Canada, at least 12 people have died during a heat wave
that's seen the city post its highest temperature in recorded history-98
degrees. In Central Asia, Armenia's capital posted a high of 108
degrees, while Tbilisi, Georgia, reached 105 degrees-breaking records
for both cities, while southern Russia baked under record heat. And last
week, a city in eastern Oman recorded the hottest low temperature ever
observed-with sweltering overnight heat that bottomed out at 109
degrees. The scorching temperatures come as climate scientists say 2018
is on track to become one of the planet's hottest years on
record-possibly surpassing the past three years, which were the hottest
ever recorded.


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