Infographic: The Hottest June on Record

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July 19, 2010 • 3:30 pm PDT
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If you thought it was really hot last month, you were right. It was the hottest June in the last 131 years.

SOURCE: NOAA

Posted in: GOOD Blog,; Environment,; News

Tags: environment,; climate

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