It's official. Or, at least official enough for NPR to report it with zero reference to contrary data: "July Was The Hottest Month In Recorded Human History"! Now, I've never been quite sure why "recorded human history" should be such a prominent concern. What about before recorded human history? Historical climatology tells us there were times, before historical recording began but while people were going around doing things people do, that were definitely significantly warmer than the … [Read more...]