Sen. Sanders Says July Was Hottest Month in Earth’s History

Sen. Sanders Says July Was Hottest Month in Earth’s History
With a heat advisory in effect, people cool off at Coney Island beach in Brooklyn in New York City on June 28, 2021. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
Nathan Worcester
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Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) asserted in a tweet that last month was the hottest “in the history of the planet,” which he said should motivate people to do all they can to address climate change.

While Sanders’s claim is false, it hasn’t received pushback in the media, which two commentators suggest may partly be the result of a general ignorance about the Earth’s temperature record.

Nathan Worcester
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Nathan Worcester is an award-winning journalist for The Epoch Times based in Washington, D.C. He frequently covers Capitol Hill, elections, and the ideas that shape our times. He has also written about energy and the environment. Nathan can be reached at [email protected]
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