Global average temperatures set record highs twice last week, as sweltering heat punished large swathes of the planet.
Although New Jersey managed to avoid setting any new records, a blast of heat and humidity has come with an even sharper jolt after a relatively cool May and June.
David Robinson, New Jersey’s state climatologist, explains that climate change means summers will continue to get hotter.
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