2026-08-11 archive

ARCHIVED · 3 LEFT · 3 CENTER · 0 RIGHT · Aug 11, 1:18 AM

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America's hottest month ever beat a notorious record

Common Dreams and Phys.org describe the same event in different terms.

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What happenedAmerica's hottest month ever beat a notorious record.
What changedThe left frames it as "July Was Hottest Month in History of Contiguous US, Breaking Dust Bowl Record". The center frames it as "US had hottest month on record in July".
ConfidenceMedium. 3+ sources across at least two bias buckets with comparable news formats.
Archive healthLive match · 6 sources · 2 buckets · comparable news format

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Still Watching. The left frames it as "July Was Hottest Month in History of Contiguous US, Breaking Dust Bowl Record". The center frames it as "US had hottest month on record in July".

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Center ·News report

America's hottest month ever beat a notorious record

Blame whatever or whomever you want. Either way, July was the hottest month ever in the U.S. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says July was the hottest month ever recorde...

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Center-left ·News report

Contiguous U.S. broke its record for hottest month ever in July, NOAA says

Although it was unusually cool in Alaska, hotter-than-normal conditions blanketed the Lower 48, with the most excessive heat in the Mountain West, Southwest, Northern Plains and Southeast.

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Center ·News report

July was hottest month on record in contiguous US: NOAA

July marked the hottest month on record in the contiguous U.S., according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).

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Left ·News report

July Was Hottest Month in History of Contiguous US, Breaking Dust Bowl Record

While President Donald Trump continued his war on renewables and support for climate-wrecking fossil fuels, the contiguous United States endured the hottest July on record, according to dat...

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Center-left ·News report

Contiguous U.S.a breaks its record for hottest month ever, NOAA says

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says the contiguous United States set a record for its hottest month ever in July. Last month averaged 76.89 degrees Fahrenheit across th...

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Center ·News report
Phys.org1h ago

US had hottest month on record in July

July 2026 marked the hottest month on record for the contiguous United States, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Monday, continuing a recent trend driven by human-cau...

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