Extreme weather has gripped much of the US recently and thousands of
heat records have been broken. At least 46 deaths have been linked to the July
heat wave alone.
A study released this week shows that the last 12 months have been the warmest on record for the US mainland. And these numbers do not even include July's high temperatures.
"There's a certain randomness to weather, the precise temperature we get on any given day is going to depend on the vagaries of the weather.