July heat sets record
July joined a long string of months that have set records as the warmest since global temperature records began in 1880, Iowa Environmental Focus reported. Global warming is a huge issue in Iowa, where insurance companies based in Des Moines could face liabilities as sea levels rise and weather patterns shift. Climate change also is expected to alter agriculture, one of Iowa’s bedrock industries. The National Centers for Environmental Information recently reported that July was the 15th consecutive month that ocean and land temperature departures from average were the highest they had been since 1880. That is the longest string since the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration began keeping records 137 years ago. July also marked the 379th month to have at least marginally higher recorded temperature averages.
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