Some scientists have suggested that 2024 could surpass 2023 as the hottest year (Representational)
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July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded globally, according to preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.
The global average surface air temperature on Sunday reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit) – just above the previous record set last July of 17.08 C (62.74 F).
Heat waves hit large swathes of the United States, Europe and Russia last week.
Copernicus confirmed to Reuters that the average daily temperature record set last year appeared to have been broken on Sunday.
Last year, four consecutive record-breaking days, from July 3 to 6, as climate change, driven by the burning of fossil fuels, caused extreme heat across the Northern Hemisphere.
Every month since June 2023 – 13 consecutive months – has now been ranked as the hottest on the planet since records began, compared to the corresponding month in previous years, Copernicus said.
Some scientists have suggested that 2024 could surpass 2023 as the hottest year since records began, as climate change and the natural climate phenomenon El Niño – which ended in April – have increased temperatures further this year.
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