It’s been a scorcher: A look at this summer’s record-breaking temperatures and what may have caused them

It melted roads, brought political tensions to a boil and left millions around the world desperate for shade and water. The heat this summer was record-breaking — and devastating — on a global scale. As the season winds down, the National Post’s Nick Faris and Catherine McIntyre examine the scorcher that was.

JUST HOW HOT WAS IT?

According the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 2015 is on pace to be the warmest year in recorded history. Five months — including May, June and July — were the warmest ever in their respective time periods. July was the hottest month of all time, across the world’s land and ocean surfaces.

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