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   The NOAA has updated its NOAATEMP surface data series to the end of   
   July 2021.   
      
   As widely reported in the media NOAA found the avg global surf temp   
   for July to be almost .626C above their 1970-2000 baseline making it   
   the warmest July in the NOAATEMP record.   
      
   It was also teh warmest of any month in the record.   
      
   6 other regions also set new records in the 142 year dataset.   
      
   At the other end of the spectrum was Antactica at only 1.1C above normal.   
   No wonder they're freezing they asses off down thyar!   
      
      
   Willie Soon was rite all alon!!   
      
      
      
   The various regions of interest for July are as follows:   
      
   Region          Rank    Anom (deg C rel ~1980s avgs)   
                   (/142)   
   NTempland       1        1.696439	<--- BRRR!   
   NTemp           1        1.414281   
   NHemland        1        1.328659   
   NTempocean      1        1.166011   
   Glland          1        1.141407   
   Gl              1        0.625595   
   NHem            2        0.917741   
   STemp           2        0.204953   
   STempocean      3        0.175245   
   Shemocean       4        0.238539   
   STempland       5        0.712825   
   Shemland        5        0.667079   
   Shem            5        0.307878   
   NHemocean       6        0.669217   
   Glocean         6        0.431078   
   Trpcsocean      7        0.335644   
   Trpcsland       8        0.723140   
   Trpcs           8        0.425957   
   NoPoocean       11       1.027101   
   NoPo            11       0.909985   
   NoPoland        12       0.806664   
   SoPoland        26       1.112958   
   SoPo            34       0.191562   
      
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   Regional NSW to go into lockdown from 5:00pm today   
   ABC News, 14 Aug 2021 05:00Z   
   From 5:00pm today, all of regional NSW will be locked down. The ABC   
   understands the stay-at-home orders will be in place for a week.   
      
   The FAA Finally Admits it Documents Reports of Unidentified Aerial Phenomena   
   The Debrief, 13 Aug 2021   
   The inclusion of the FAA as a source for information about UAP within   
   the [UAP Report to Congress] was notable, especially because in years past,   
   the agency tasked with regulating all civil aviation in the United States   
   has seemed to want no involvement of any sort with unidentified flying objects.   
      
   74 people in Martha's Vineyard have tested positive for Covid since Obama's   
   60th birthday bash   
   Daily Mail, 14 Aug 2021 0:58Z   
      
     [Sturgis 2.0!]   
     Sturgis Motorcycle Rally Is Back Despite The Delta Variant   
     NPR, 04 Aug 2021 23:43Z   
      
   [REDUX!]   
   26 crew members and 1 passenger on Carnival ship from Galveston test   
   positive for COVID   
   KTRK-TV, 13 Aug 2021 17:57Z   
      
   Oregon governor deploys up to 1,500 National Guard troops to support hospitals   
   The Hill, 13 Aug 2021 23:55Z   
      
   Amid Extreme Weather, a Shift Among Republicans on Climate Change   
   The New York Times, 13 Aug 2021 20:54Z   
      
   New COVID cases in US soar 700% week-over-week since July 1, CDC says   
   USA TODAY, 13 Aug 2021 21:53Z   
      
   [Another new record!]   
   BREAKING (14 Aug): NSW has detected another 466 new Delta cases   
   detected in the past 24 hrs.  Only 76 were known to be in iso for   
   their entire period of infection. There were also 4 deaths.   
   Vaccination is key, Prem Berejiklian said at the daily pressure.  She   
   announced NSW was approaching 50%.  100,000 key workers will be   
   vaccinated next wk, she said.  People in certain jobs have to work,   
   the Prem explained. Anyway wanting to leave Sydney, incl authorized   
   workers, would need to apply for a permit.  Police would enforce   
   health orders from Mon with on-the-spot fines up to $5k.   
   Operation Stay At Home would see 800 police hit the streets.   
   Residents will be required to carry ID at all times, police said.   
   Health officials announced virus had been detected in wastewater in   
   several rural areas and called on people to come forward and be tested.   
      
   BREAKING (14 Aug): Qld has recorded 6 new Delta cases, all linked to   
   known cases.   
      
   Boeing Starliner Malfunction Potentially Caused by Florida's Humid   
   Air, Investigators Say   
   Gizmodo, 13 Aug 2021 22:08Z   
      
   [Inorganic!]   
   The Afghan Military Was Built Over 20 Years. How Did It Collapse So Quickly?   
   The New York Times, 13 Aug 2021 22:11Z   
      
   BREAKING (14 Aug): Vic has recorded 21 new Delta cases. All are linked   
   to known cases but only 11 were in iso for their entire infectious period.   
      
   Buildings destroyed in northern Turkey floods as the death toll rises to 31   
   ABC News, 13 Aug 2021 22:06Z   
   Helicopters help evacuate people stranded in flood-affected areas, as   
   flooding in the Black Sea coastal area destroyed bridges and cut off   
   electricity to 100s of villages.   
      
   [On track:]   
   Tropical storm warning issued for Florida Keys as Fred is forecast to   
   strengthen before landfall: What we ...   
   USA TODAY on MSN.com, 13 Aug 2021 21:59Z   
   The first named storm in a month weakened to a tropical depression, but   
   forecasters say it will gain ...   
      
     'Double trouble': Fred to pass near or west of lower Florida Keys; Tropical   
     Storm Grace could be next   
     WPLG Local 10, 13 Aug 2021 21:13Z   
      
     Tropical storm warning issued for Florida Keys as Fred takes aim at state   
     Orlando Sentinel, 13 Aug 2021 11:32Z   
     Tropical Depression Fred is moving northwest from Cuba, and should regain   
     its tropical storm status in the next 12 hours.   
      
     Hurricane Hunter Finds Fred Very Near Tropical Storm Strength   
     CBS Miami, 13 Aug 2021 03:41Z   
      
     Tropical Storm Fred forms, continues path toward Florida   
     WESH 2 Orlando, 11 Aug 2021 03:17Z   
      
   Australian researchers say they've solved a decades-old quantum computing   
   problem   
   ABC Science, 13 Aug 2021 18:55Z   
   A team of Australian researchers has proposed a new way of controlling   
   mns of qubits, which is a fundamental step toward building powerful   
   quantum computers.   
      
   China holds competition for public to come up with three-child policy   
   slogans. But it's backfiring   
   ABC News, 13 Aug 2021 19:53Z   
   After the chilly reception of the three-child policy, China's family   
   planning body is offering prizes to those who suggest the best propaganda   
   slogans to encourage more births.   
      
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