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IN PHOTOS: July was the hottest month on record by far, say European scientists

Updated On: 08 August, 2023 03:38 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

July's global average temperature of 16.95 degrees Celsius (62.51 degrees Fahrenheit) was a third of a degree Celsius (six tenths of a degree Fahrenheit) higher than the previous record set in 2019, Copernicus Climate Change Service, a division of the European Union's space programme, announced Tuesday. Pic/Representative Images/File

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July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin, the European climate monitoring organisation said. Pics/Representative Images/File

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July 2023 was Earth's hottest month on record by a wide margin, the European climate monitoring organisation said. Pics/Representative Images/File
Normally global temperature records are broken by hundredths or a tenth of a degree, so this margin is unusual

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Normally global temperature records are broken by hundredths or a tenth of a degree, so this margin is unusual

These records have dire consequences for both people and the planet exposed to ever more frequent and intense extreme events, said Copernicus deputy director Samantha Burgess

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These records have dire consequences for both people and the planet exposed to ever more frequent and intense extreme events, said Copernicus deputy director Samantha Burgess

Days in July have been hotter than previously recorded from July 2 on. It's been so extra warm that Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organisation made the unusual early announcement that it was likely the hottest month days before it ended. Tuesday's calculations made it official

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Days in July have been hotter than previously recorded from July 2 on. It's been so extra warm that Copernicus and the World Meteorological Organisation made the unusual early announcement that it was likely the hottest month days before it ended. Tuesday's calculations made it official

The month was 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial times. In 2015, the nations of the world agreed to try to prevent long-term warming not individual months or even years, but decades that is 1.5 degrees warmer than pre-industrial times. Last month was so hot, it was .7 degrees Celsius (1.3 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the average July from 1991 to 2020, Copernicus said

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The month was 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than pre-industrial times. In 2015, the nations of the world agreed to try to prevent long-term warming not individual months or even years, but decades that is 1.5 degrees warmer than pre-industrial times. Last month was so hot, it was .7 degrees Celsius (1.3 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than the average July from 1991 to 2020, Copernicus said

The worlds oceans were half a degree Celsius (0.9 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the previous 30 years and the North Atlantic was 1.05 degrees Celsius (1.9 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than average. Antarctica set record lows for sea ice, 15 per cent below average for this time of year

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The worlds oceans were half a degree Celsius (0.9 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the previous 30 years and the North Atlantic was 1.05 degrees Celsius (1.9 degrees Fahrenheit) hotter than average. Antarctica set record lows for sea ice, 15 per cent below average for this time of year

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