July 3 was the hottest day in the world so far since measurements began, according to data from an affiliate of the US Weather Service.
The average global temperature was 17.01°C on July 3, which is higher than the 16.92° measured in August 2016, based on data from the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction.
The southern part of the United States has been suffering from what is called a heat dome for weeks. In China, daytime temperatures are constantly rising above 35 degrees, and in North Africa, the temperature is close to 50 degrees.
Weather anomalies have also been reported in the Antarctic region, where it is now winter: recently, staff at Ukraine’s Verandsky Antarctic Research Station on Galendiz Island measured 8.7 degrees, a new heat record.
According to scientists, the records can be attributed to climate change and the strengthening of El Nino in the atmosphere.
“Unfortunately, this appears to be only the first in a series of new records this year as carbon dioxide emissions rise and a strengthening El Nino push temperatures to new heights.” Zeke Hausfather, a scientist at the Berkeley Earth Research Institute of America, wrote in his statement.
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