This Is Not Normal

A U.S. President has been federally indicted for treason.

Global average daily sea-surface temperatures (SST) hit 69.72° F this week, breaking the record reached in 2016.

A buoy at Manatee Bay in Florida hit 101.1° F last week. The night before, that buoy showed an online reading of 100.2° F. For comparison, most hot tubs operate at temperatures between 100-102° F. 

Due to climate change, the Earth’s oceans are changing color and the deep blue sea is becoming steadily greener over time.

Mass coral bleaching currently happening throughout the Florida Keys is the most severe in the state’s history. Divers are trying to rescue coral by moving it into tanks on land. 

Scorching heat, fires, floods, tornadoes, and hailstorms driven by climate change have disrupted plans of travelers around the world, and summer vacations may become a thing of the past.

It took 15 votes to pick a speaker of the House this year, and a physical fight broke out on the floor of Congress during the protracted process.

A 6-year-old in Virginia shot his teacher with his mom's gun.

The Mega Millions jackpot reached over $1 billion.

Since May 2, the film and television industries have reached a virtual standstill due to a series of strikes by the Writers Guild of America and the Screen Actors Guild.

Gov. Ron DeSantis od Florida used the word "woke" five times in 19 seconds last year. Nikki Haley, the former South Carolina governor, speaks of a “woke self-loathing” that has swept the nation. Senator Tim Scott of South Carolina found himself backpedaling furiously after declaring that “‘woke supremacy’ is as bad as white supremacy.”

Due to the allure of television revenues, there are only four football teams left in the PAC-12.

This is not normal.