World Heat Records Broken: Will We Have a Hot Christmas Too?

No matter where you live in the world, you may have noticed unusual weather this year. From one of the worst droughts in California history to well-below-average temperatures in the Midwest, the average citizen has often felt flummoxed by unpredictable weather patterns.

According to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), we can attribute these anomalies to unprecedented warmth in the planet’s oceans. The seas aren’t quite boiling yet, but with an intense heat wave affecting the world, that doesn’t seem far off.

Multiple countries broke heat records in August, and September was equally warm. But can such a trend …read more