WORLD'S OCEANS REACH WARMEST TEMPERATURES ON RECORD

Climate change experts say the world’s oceans have reached the warmest temperatures ever recorded, notes Grumpy Editor.

Average daily global sea surface temperature beat a 2016 record last week, say climate change observers.

Oceans are a vital climate regulator as they soak up heat, driving weather patterns and producing half of Earth's oxygen.  Higher water temperatures disturb marine species like fish and whales as they move in search of cooler waters.

Some predatory animals including sharks can become aggressive as they get confused in hotter temperatures, note the experts.

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ADDITIONAL JOBS FORECAST EBBS.  U.S. employers added 187,000 jobs last month, less than the 200,000 economists were expecting and below the 209,000 created in June.  The unemployment rate dipped to 3.5 percent and average hourly earnings rose 4.4 percent. 

STORES LOCKING UP ITEMS.  Stores like Target, Walmart, Dollar General and Home Depot are locking up products to curb shoplifters. Missing inventory was talked about more during this previous quarter’s earnings call than any quarter on record, according to Bloomberg.

 

WORLD'S OLDEST MAN DIES.  The world's oldest man dies at 127 in Brazil.  Jose Paulino Gomes leaves seven children, 25 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and 11 great-great-grandchildren.

BANK ROBBERY SUSPECT FALLS FROM CEILING.  In Huron, Ohio, a bank robbery suspect’s escape around 2 a.m. is thwarted when he falls from the ceiling of a drive-thru into a recycling bin where police were waiting for him and took him into custody.

MOUNTAIN CLIMBER'S REMAINS FOUND.  The remains of a German mountain climber who disappeared while crossing a glacier near the Matterhorn mountain nearly 40 years ago is discovered in melting ice by two climbers hiking along the Theodul Glacier in Zermatt, Valais, southern Switzerland.

BLACK BEAR SPLASHES IN SWIMMING POOL.  Burbank, California police department is called to find a black bear splashing around and escaping the heat in a backyard swimming pool before it scales over a nearby wall and climbs up a tree.