This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. This story is part of Record High, a Grist series examining extreme heat and its impact on how—and where—we live.
The summer of shattered heat records—hottest month, week, and day—has just shattered another record, perhaps the most fitting of them all: hottest summer.
June, July, and August were the warmest three consecutive months ever measured in the Northern Hemisphere, the World Meteorological Organization, or WMO, reported on Wednesday.
