July 2011 hottest month ever recorded in Lower 48 states
Federal scientists report July tied as the hottest month in U S history for the contiguous 48 states with an average 77.6 degrees, surpassing the 1936 Dust Bowl-era record. NOAA notes three of the five hottest Julys have occurred recently and calls the trend a clear sign of extreme heat.
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Meave Leakey leads a Kenya fossil team claiming two additional pre human species alongside Homo erectus. They describe facial bones and jaws that suggest distant cousins with a flat face and big teeth, dating about two million years old, though some experts dispute the leap from limited evidence.
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