The Capital Weather Gang posted an article this morning discussing the torrid temperatures in the Middle East and how they are the hottest ever in the Eastern Hemisphere.  Here is a link to their story.

Alaska has also received a blast of hot temperatures in the last few weeks.  Here is another Capital Weather Gang post on this. https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/capital-weather-gang/wp/2016/07/13/alaska-weather-whiplash-hottest-in-years-then-coldest-in-decades-predicted/ and a Mashable article on the Alaska heat wave at https://mashable.com/2016/07/14/deadhorse-alaska-heat-record/?utm_content=buffer02f0c&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer#eV.AE8yrZiqf.

mideast temp 7-22-2016