https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/july-was-earth-s-hottest-month-record-noaa-says-n1276764

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Aug. 13, 2021, 8:53 AM PDTByDaniel Arkin

The world broke a major record last month — although it has little reason to brag about the milestone.

July was the hottest month ever recorded,according to datareleased Friday by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — an “unenviable distinction” that could ratchet up anxiety about climate change.

“In this case, first place is the worst place to be,” NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said in a statement. “July is typically the world’s warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded.”

He said the record “adds to the disturbing and disruptive path that climate change has set for the globe.”

The combined land- and…