July 3rd was the hottest day in history

On Monday, meteorologists recorded the hottest day in recorded history, according to the US National Center for Environmental Prediction (via). On July 3, 2023, the average global temperature exceeded 17 °C (62.62 Fahrenheit) for the first time since satellite monitoring of global temperature began in 1979. Scientists believe Monday is the hottest day on record since humans began using instruments to measure daily. Temperature at the end of the 19th century. The previous record was set in August 2016 when the world’s average temperature climbed to 16.92C (62.45 Fahrenheit).

This week, the southern US is reeling under a blistering heat, with local temperatures rising (43C). Even places not usually known for their warm weather have become unseasonably warm in recent days and weeks, with the Vernadsky Research Base in Antarctica recording a maximum temperature of 8.7C in July.

Scientists attribute the recent warming to a combination of El Niño and human-driven emissions of greenhouse gases. Climate change has been shown to be contributing to heat waves that occur more frequently, last longer and are hotter than ever before. “The average global surface air temperature has reached 17C for the first time since we have a reliable record, which is an important symbolic milestone in our warming world,” said climate researcher Leon Simmons. , “Now that the warm phase of El Niño is starting, we can expect a lot more daily, monthly and annual records to be broken over the next 1.5 years.”