Name: July 2019 is the hottest month worldwide on record
Uploaded: 8/20/2019 6:36:41 PM
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Description: NOAA reports that July of this year has been the hottest month worldwide since record-keeping began 140 years ago. Here are some of the events that occurred that contributed to the sweltering month.

Thermostat temperature setting suggested by federal program ignites uproar

Is 82 the optimal temperature for sleeping?

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July 2019 is the hottest month worldwide on record

NOAA reports that July of this year has been the hottest month worldwide since record-keeping began 140 years ago. Here are some of the events that occurred that contributed to the sweltering month.

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Heat holds in East before storms strike midweek

Heat and humidity will give way to a change by the weekend. Evan Myers has details

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Impacts of warming in Alaska

As temperatures rise in Alaska, there are a broad range of impacts. Glaciers are melting and causing flooding, washing out roads and threatening a bridge that was once the marvel of Arctic engineering. Some residents are also seeing adverse health effects from increased sunshine.

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Central Texas local forecast: Seasonable and sunny

Your local weather forecast, updated daily by the KCEN Weather Team.

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You should probably stay inside as this hail comes down

A thunderstorm struck Boone, North Carolina, on Aug. 19. Not only was there lighting and wind, but also some pretty crazy hail.

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Residents flabbergasted by golf-ball-sized hail

Hail pelted this residents driveway in Agawam, Massachusetts, on Aug. 19.

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Giggly residents take cover inside as they watch the hail

The hail in North Carolina continues, and this time we have footage from Greensboro on Aug. 19. These residents made a smart choice to stay inside as the storm passed through.

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The coolest you should keep your house is 78 degrees, federal program recommends

Energy Star also said you should set your thermostat to 82 degrees when you're sleeping.

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Wind shakes trees around

A storm passed through Kernersville, North Carolina, on Aug. 19, with intense winds rocking trees and signs around.

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Gusty storm blows through campus

Hail and rain plagued North Carolina State University, in Raleigh, North Carolina, as a storm passed through on Aug. 19.

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Thunder shakes neighborhood as storm rages on

'That thunder was LOUD,' Twitter user @PsychicWitness wrote as a thunderstorm passed through Freehold, New Jersey, on Aug. 19.

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How Lyme disease spreads to infect millions of Americans

Ticks and the diseases they carry are being helped by a warmer climate, as well as more trees, deer and people. Lyme disease is the most common vector-borne disease carried by ticks, and experts say it's here to stay.

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Record heat strikes East before midweek storms

More heat and humidity to start the week. Evan Myers has detail

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Why there is ‘shock and distrust' among U.S. farmers

A record-setting number of acres were not planted, as farmers have filed for Prevented Planting coverage in never-before-seen numbers

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