IT’S NOT JUST YOU: Last month was the hottest in the federal government’s 135 years of records, the third monthly heat record so far this year.
The average temperature on the world’s land and water surfaces was 61.48 degrees Fahrenheit, according to a Monday report from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
It broke the old record — set only a year ago — by 0.22 degrees.
{mosads}NOAA said both the land and surface averages individually set records as well in June.
March and May this year both set similar heat records, while January and February were the second hottest on record.
Additionally, the first six months of 2015 have been the hottest since records began in 1880, NOAA said.
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ON TAP TUESDAY I: The House Rules Committee will meet to take a procedural vote on a bill targeting an Environmental Protection Agency coal ash bill. That bill is due for a full House vote later this week.
ON TAP TUESDAY II: The Senate Finance Committee will hold a hearing on extending expiring tax provisions, including energy-related ones.
Rest of Tuesday’s agenda:
Rep. Randy Weber (R-Tex.) will speak at a U.S. Nuclear Energy Council summit.
AROUND THE WEB:
A forthcoming offshore wind farm off the coast of Rhode Island is expected to take delivery of its turbine foundations this week, USA Today reports.
Southern California got a lot of rain this weekend, but not nearly enough to make a dent in the state’s drought, the Washington Post’s Capital Weather Gang writes.
Profits at Halliburton Co. fell 93 percent in the second quarter amid a massive downturn across the oil and natural gas sectors, the Houston Chronicle reports.
IN CASE YOU MISSED IT:
Check out Monday’s stories…
-White House distances itself from oil reserve highway offset
-Senators push to protect oil reserve money
-New Mexico Dems call for tough new methane rule
-June sets new temperature record
-Senators push for floor vote on chemical reform
-Top Republican slams federal land energy report as ‘dismal’
-Keystone’s southern leg hits milestone
-New Jersey considering 4-cent gas tax hike
-Industry rails against Obama’s dishwasher rules
-Week ahead: House takes up coal ash bill
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