the states that broke records. the red ones are the ones that have the hottest on record. but look at that. every state was certainly above normal. is there a jeefrk or environmental reason why certain states broke records and others didn't? >> you know what, alex? again, when you look at this map and you see the trend, what's more significant is that you've got 19 states that broke records and that every state had a higher than average record. this more illustrates that this is a broad trend that we're seeing not just across the united states but across the world. it's a broad trend rather than, you know, small local changes. >> yeah. and we had not only the heat but these extreme weather events. i mean, look at what we had. we had hurricane sandy. massive droughts, wildfires. so is this the new normal? >> unfortunately, the data are showing that it probably is. the increase of carbon emissions, of fossil fuel pollution, has now warmed the atmosphere to the point that we're seeing reporting saying we