World breaks hottest-day record for third time this week, says US agency
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June was the hottest month ever, smashing the previous June record in 2019 by a substantial margin.
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SAO PAULO - 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 deg C on Thursday, according to the government agency.
The record comes days after intense heatwaves in the United States and China, with one in Mexico killing more than 100 people, as temperatures soar globally.
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.
“Such records are the predictable consequence of a short-term El Nino temperature boost coming on top of the long-term global warming trend due to mankind’s greenhouse gas emissions,” Dr Robert Rohde, lead scientist for climate science non-profit Berkeley Earth, said on Twitter.
The El Nino weather pattern
After the previous daily high from August 2016 was first broken
“Expect many more hottest days in the future,” Professor Saleemul Huq, director of Bangladesh’s International Centre for Climate Change and Development, said in a statement. REUTERS
