The University of Maine heat map shows the global average temperature as of July 3, 2023. Photo: Climate Reanalyzer
This Monday (3) the Earth recorded the world’s hottest day on record, according to the United States’ National Centers for Environmental Prediction. The average temperature on the planet reached 17.01 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record set in August 2016, which was 16.92 degrees Celsius.
On that day, the southern regions of the United States suffered a severe heatwave, and in China, the country was hit by a heatwave with temperatures exceeding 35°C. Temperatures close to 50°C have been measured in North Africa.
Even in Antarctica, which is in winter, there was an unusual temperature. The Ukrainian research base Vernadsky on the Argentine islands recently broke the temperature record for the month of July with 8.7 °C.
“This is not a milestone to celebrate. “It’s a death sentence for people and ecosystems,” said Friederike Otto, climate scientist at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and Environment at Imperial College London, UK.
Scientists cite climate change and the emerging El Niño pattern as the main causes of the phenomenon.
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