(RightIsRight.co) – Marking the fourteenth consecutive month of record-breaking temperatures, a U.S. environmental agency reported that last month was the hottest July ever recorded.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) reported that 2024 now has a 77% chance of becoming the hottest year on record.
NOAA’s July report differed from the EU’s Copernicus climate monitor, which, using a different dataset, found last month’s average temperature to be slightly lower than in July 2023.
Despite this, both agencies agreed on the concerning trend of ever-increasing heat, with each month setting new records.
Moreover, NOAA’s historical data, which goes back 175 years, predicts that 2024 will definitely rank among the top five hottest years ever recorded.
NOAA also reported that global temperatures in July were 2.18 degrees Fahrenheit (1.21 degrees Celsius) above the 20th-century average of 60.4F (15.8C). The month also saw severe heat waves across Mediterranean and Gulf countries.
Africa, Europe, and Asia all had their hottest July on record, while North America had the second hottest.
According to NOAA, ocean temperatures in July were the second warmest ever recorded, matching the Copernicus reading.
Scientists at Copernicus also observed that “air temperatures over the ocean remained unusually high over many regions” despite a shift from El Nino, which causes global temperatures to rise, to La Nina, which has a cooling effect.
Last year was the hottest year on record.
Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of Copernicus, said, “The devastating effects of climate change started well before 2023 and will continue until global greenhouse gas emissions reach net zero.”
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