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An Aug. 3 photo shows a dried-up Tallula, Ill., pond that usually serves as a water source for cattle.

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This probably comes as no surprise: Federal scientists say July was the hottest month ever recorded in the Lower 48 states, breaking a record set during the Dust Bowl of the 1930s.

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