Just when you thought it couldn’t get any hotter: world breaks record for third time in a week
- ‘Such records are the predictable consequence … due to mankind’s greenhouse gas emissions,’ leading climate scientist Robert Rohde said
- ‘Expect many more hottest days in the future,’ Saleemul Huq, director of Bangladesh’s International Centre for Climate Change and Development, said
The world recorded its hottest day ever on Thursday, breaking previous highs set on Monday and Tuesday as global average temperatures continue to climb, according to data from the US National Centres on Environmental Prediction.
The global average temperature hit 17.23 degrees Celsius (63.01° degrees Fahrenheit) on Thursday, according to the government agency.
The record comes days after intense heatwaves in the United States and China, while another killed more than 100 people in Mexico, as temperatures soar globally.
Jingxing checked in almost 43.3°C (110°F), while the merely unusually warm, like Antarctica, showed temperatures across the continent were as much as 8 degrees Fahrenheit (4.5°C) above normal this week.
The temperature is ramping up across Europe this week, too. Germany’s weather agency, DWD, has predicted highs of 37°C (99°F) on Sunday and the Health Ministry has issued a warning to vulnerable people.
On Thursday, the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said June was the hottest month ever, smashing the previous June record in 2019 by a substantial margin.
