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NASA has updated its GISTEMP data series to the end of Aug 2021.

It finds global avg temps for the month were .81C above the mid 20th
cent baseline (~1950s temps) ranking 6th warmest since the start of
the Industrial Revolution in the mid 19th cent.

The N Hem averaged over 1C above normal at +1.02C -- equal 4th place
in the past 142 years.

The @ Hem was near New Ice Age temperatures at only .61C above 1950s
temps ranking 12th since modern temp records began.

The various top 10 lists are now:

Globe
Year Avg AUG temps
(1/100th deg C rel ~1950s)
2016 102
2019 94
2020 87
2017 87
2014 82
2021 81 <-- new #6
2015 80
2018 76
2011 74
2006 70

N Hem
2020 113
2016 112
2019 109
2017 102
2021 102 <-- =4th
2015 101
2014 91
2018 87
2010 86
2003 86

S Hem
2016 92
2019 79
1996 77
2011 77
2014 74
2017 73
2006 71
2018 66
2009 65
2013 64
...
2021 61 <- #12

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In 'devastating' first for Hawaii, pregnant woman hospitalized with COVID
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Putin's Anti-COVID Self-Preservation Bunker Is a Bust
The Daily Beast, 14 Sep 2021 08:49Z

Hurricane Nicholas to Bring Up to 16 Inches of Rain to Houston Area
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Hurricane Nicholas made landfall early Tue over the Gulf Coast of TX,
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Hurricane Nicholas made landfall in TX early on Sept 14, bringing
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Former Pentagon UFO Official Luis Elizondo to Reveal "Shocking Details" in
New Book
The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Sep 2021 01:54Z
The former head of the US govt's secretive UFO program will pen a
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Hurricane Nicholas Makes Landfall With Houston in Its Crosshairs
Bloomberg.com, 14 Sep 2021 06:53Z
Hurricane Nicholas made landfall in TX, bringing torrential rainfall that threatens to unleash flooding in Houston and parts of Louisiana still...

[Leading by example:]
Resident of Trump rally-hosting Alabama city died after COVID surge left him without local hospital bed: Maddow
Raw Story, 14 Sep 2021 02:52Z

Norway's `Climate Election' Puts Center-Left in Charge
The New York Times, 13 Sep 2021 23:50Z

Nicholas Becomes a Hurricane, Nearing Landfall Along TX Coast
The Weather Channel, 14 Sep 2021 03:46Z

England reverses its plan for vaccine passports
The Hill1, 14 Sep 2021 0:59Z

Tropical Storm Nicholas could produce "life-threatening flooding" across
TX Gulf Coast
CBS News, 13 Sep 2021 22:58Z

Jet stream changes could amplify weather extremes by 2060s
Phys.org, 13 Sep 2021 21:57Z

Regional supermarket operator accused of 'systematic' wage theft of more
than $1m
ABC News, 14 Sep 2021 0:13Z
South Australia's shop workers union alleges the operator of 20 regional Foodland and IGA supermarkets owes at least 64 workers more than $1 mn
in unpaid wages, launching a claim in the Federal Court.

'Limb-threatening' injuries after massive brawl involving 40 armed men in Brisbane's south
ABC News, 14 Sep 2021 0:29Z
Queensland police investigate a brawl involving 40 men armed with bats and poles in a southern Brisbane suburb last night.

Could Lawn Hill mine be site of next Juukan Gorge tragedy?
ABC/7.30, 14 Sep 2021 0:49Z
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NSW records 1,127 COVID-19 cases, 2 deaths
ABC News, 14 Sep 2021 01:03Z
NSW records 1,127 new locally acquired COVID-19 infections in the 24 hours
to 8:00pm yesterday.

[Out of control 2:]
Victoria records 445 new COVID cases and 2 deaths
ABC News, 13 Sep 2021 23:30Z
Of the new cases, 129 are linked to known outbreaks. There were 42,694
test results received yesterday, and 36,615 doses of vaccine were
administered at state-run sites.
[Going by traffic density, parking lots, cars visiting neighbours at
all hours, and number of families doing the shopping at supermarkets
no-one has been taking rules in N Melb for weeks. This was always coming].

Tropical Storm Nicholas could cause up to 20 inches of rain in Gulf ...
NBC News, 14 Sep 2021 00:34Z
Tropical Storm Nicholas on Mon afternoon had maximum sustained winds
of 65 mph and was located over the Gulf of Mexico. The storm was 70 miles
south of...

'What would Australia be like without koalas?' Conservationists say
extinction perilously close
ABC Far North, 13 Sep 2021 21:34Z
A conservation group says govt estimates on koalas are so inaccurate
that urgent action is needed to avoid a national catastrophe.

Why price gouging at the ports could mean you are spending more at the shops ABC News, 13 Sep 2021 21:33Z
The competition regulator is investigating a dramatic surge in fees and
charges imposed by port operators on trucking firms to load and unload
cargo. ACCC chief Rod Sims believes the higher charges are being passed onto consumers in the form of higher prices.

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