https://apnews.com/2e17584dbb2a4c84bab8f96fd526a0dc > DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — More than 200 scientists from 38 Iowa colleges and universities have signed on to a climate change statement that warns of "sobering extreme heat projections" for the Midwest that will put people, livestock and pets at risk. > The statement released Wednesday says the World Meteorological Association identified July as the hottest month in more than 140 years of record-keeping.