The global average surface air temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius on Sunday
THE Sunday, July 21 was the hottest day on record globally, according to preliminary data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Agency.
The average global temperature of surface air arrived on their Sunday 17.09 degrees Celsius – slightly higher than the previous record set last July of 17.08 degrees C.
Heatwaves have hit large parts of the US, Europe and Russia over the past week.
Copernicus confirmed to Reuters that the daily average temperature, which had set a record last year, appeared to have been surpassed on Sunday in scientific records dating back to 1940.
Last year four consecutive days set a record — from July 3 to 6 — as climate change fueled by the burning of fossil fuels caused extreme heat in the Northern Hemisphere.
Every month since June 2023 — 13 consecutive months — has ranked as the hottest on the planet since records began, compared to the corresponding months in previous years, according to Copernicus.
Some scientists have predicted that 2024 could surpass 2023 as the warmest year since records began as climate change and El Niño — which ended in April — pushed the mercury even higher this year.
Source: Skai
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