Temperatures are breaking records both on land and in the oceans. Read more at straitstimes.com.
PARIS - The beginning of July was the hottest week on record for the planet, according to early findings Monday from the World Meteorological Organization, after a series of scorching days saw global temperature records tumble.
Europe’s climate monitoring service Copernicus told AFP its data also showed last week was likely to be the hottest since records began in 1940. In the US, Texas is experiencing a prolonged “heat dome” in which warm air is trapped in the atmosphere like a convection oven, while in Europe, Spain is bracing for its second heatwave in a matter of weeks.In southern Iraq, the fabled marshland is suffering its worst heatwave in the past 40 years, the UN’s Food and Agriculture Organization said on Monday, warning of a “devastating impact” on the ecosystem as well as local farmers and fisheries.
New research published Monday found that more than 61,000 people died due to the heat during Europe’s record-breaking summer last year. In June, global sea surface temperatures have hit unprecedented levels, while Antarctic sea ice reached its lowest extent for the month since satellite observations began, at 17 percent below average, breaking the previous June record by a substantial margin.
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