It's Hot. Africa Hot.

From MSNBC:

January through June was the warmest first half of any year in the continental United States since records began in 1895, U.S. government scientists reported Friday.

The average January-June temperature was 51.8 degrees Fahrenheit — 3.4 degrees above the 20th century average, according to preliminary data reported by scientists at the National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, N.C.

It's hot. Africa hot.