NOAA Issues Grim Weather Report

… NOAA recorded the second-driest January to June period on record, and the driest-ever April to June in the Southeast. Worldwide, the year to date is the second-warmest on record, which could spell increasing trouble for water-stressed nations.

A recent United Nations report warned that as many as 250 million Africans will face water shortages within 15 years. Perhaps most ominously, the South Pole experienced the warmest June on record.