Marked by heatwaves and fires all around the world, the previous month was 0.33 deg C higher than the record set in July 2019. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Marked by heatwaves and fires all around the world, the previous month was 0.33 deg C higher than the record set in July 2019 when the average temperature was 16.6 deg C, it said.About 1.2 deg C of global warming since the late 1800s, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, has made heatwaves hotter, longer and more frequent, as well as intensifying other weather extremes like storms and floods.
It said that the global mean for 2023 is the third highest on record, at 0.43 deg C relative to 1991-2020, compared with 0.49 deg C for 2016 and 0.48 deg C for 2020. raising concerns about knock-on effects on the planet’s climate, marine life and coastal communities. The previous record was 20.95 deg C in March 2016, a spokeswoman for Copernicus Climate Change Service earlier told AFP.“We just witnessed global air temperatures and global ocean surface temperatures set new all-time records in July,” said Ms Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
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