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“PANA, ILL., July 22.-The thermometer to-day registered 114 In the shade from about 11 a. m. ta 4 p. m.

VANDALIA, ILL, July 22.—The mercury to-day reached 114 degrees in the shade, breaking all previous records since the terrible summer of 1872.”

23 Jul 1901, 3 – St. Louis Globe-Democrat at Newspapers.com

Highest state temperatures on July 22, 1901

MO 116, IL 114, AZ 112, IN 112, IA 110, KS 110, MT 110, TN 110, WI 110

KY 109, NE 109, AR 108, SD 108, ND 107, OK 107, CA 105, OH 105, UT 104, MS 103, ID 102, MN 102, TX 101

AL 98, WA 98, WV 98, NV 97, VA 97, CO 96, LA 96, MI 96, NM 96, PA 96, FL 95, GA 95, OR 95, SC 95, WY 95, MA 94, NJ 94, NY 94, NC 94, MD 92, DE 90, NH 90,

Last year, experts said the Arctic is open for shipping year round due to the burning of fossil fuels.

Climate change: The Arctic sea ice retreats, opening shipping lanes – Vox

A few months later dozens of ships got trapped in the ice.

There appears to be little or no Arctic shipping occurring as of July 22, 2022.

MarineTraffic: Global Ship Tracking Intelligence | AIS Marine Traffic

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Greenland ice that melted last weekend could cover West Virginia in a foot of water – CNN

The surface mass balance of Greenland has been above average almost every day this summer, and for four of the past six years.

There were a few days of above average melt.

Surface Conditions: Polar Portal

Temperatures have been well below freezing in the center of the ice sheet.

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The forecast for Greenland is continued cold.

10-Day Temperature Outlook

“A newspaper is a device for making the ignorant more ignorant and the crazy crazier.”

H.L. Mencken

Four years ago, World Economic Forum member Ranil Wickremesinghe announced his  plan to make Sri Lanka rich by 2025.

How we will make Sri Lanka rich by 2025 | World Economic Forum

The Sri Lanka economy has since collapsed.

Why Sri Lanka’s economy collapsed, and what’s next for the island nation?

As his reward, he has now been promoted to President.

The New York Times says Sri Lanka is out of fuel, at the same time the New York Times is demanding the end of fuel.

There is a lot of ice in the Beaufort Sea north of Alaska, Yukon and Northwest Territories, with cold weather in the forecast for the next two weeks. In order to get a big melt this summer, conditions will have to change significantly over the next two weeks.

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10-Day Temperature Outlook