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July was world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say

A view of sign board warning of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, US, on 15th July, 2023.

Brussels, BelgiumReuters Last month was the hottest July on record, with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union’s Copernicus climate change panel said on Tuesday.  A view of sign board warning of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, US, on 15th July, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Jorge Garcia/File photo Scientists warned late […]

June was world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say

The sun sets over the capital's skyline as warm temperatures, wind and emissions combined to trigger a ‘high’ alert for air pollution, in London, Britain, on 13th June, 2023.

Brussels, BelgiumReuters Last month was the hottest June globally on record, with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday. Last month smashed through the previous temperature record for the month of June – which was in 2019 – by a substantial margin, Copernicus […]

World could face record temperatures in 2023 as El Nino returns

A shepherd watches a fire burning a wheat field between Tabara and Losacio during the second heatwave of the year in the province of Zamora, Spain, on 18th July, 2022.

Brussels, Belgium Reuters The world could breach a new average temperature record in 2023 or 2024, fuelled by climate change and the anticipated return of the El Nino weather phenomenon, climate scientists say. Climate models suggest that after three years of the La Nina weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean, which generally lowers global temperatures […]