Islamabad, JULY24: The hottest day on record, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), is July 21. The global average surface air temperature broke the previous record of 17.08 degrees Celsius established on July 6, 2023, with early data released on Tuesday showing that the temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.7 degrees Fahrenheit).
There have been other extreme weather occurrences that have affected a lot of the world, including this year’s unusually high heat. “This is the hottest day on record for Earth,” C3S said. Records of the agency go back to 1940.
Carlo Buontempo, director of C3S, highlighted the importance of this milestone by saying, “As the climate continues to warm, we are now in genuinely new terrain. In the coming months and years, new records will undoubtedly be shattered. Over the past 13 months, Buontempo has observed a worrisome pattern of unparalleled worldwide heat, with every month since June 2023 breaking prior records for the same period of time in temperature.
The persistent heatwave has resulted in widespread wildfires and extreme weather, especially during the summer months in the northern hemisphere. According to the article, as temperatures rise, this recent record may soon be surpassed.
Heatwaves and floods are examples of extreme weather occurrences that are becoming longer, more intense, and more common due to climate change. Deadly heatwaves have ravaged North America, Mexico, Pakistan, India, and Thailand only this year. Floods have simultaneously wreaked havoc in China, Brazil, and East Africa.
Prolonged heatwaves and dry conditions are fueling wildfires in southern and eastern Europe, Canada, and the United States. The world is making steps to switch to greener energy sources, but emissions are still rising, which makes global warming worse.According to C3S, 2023 is expected to be the hottest year on record, and given the high temperatures so far, 2024 may carry on this path. The agency did issue a warning, saying that it is still “too early to predict with confidence” as to which year will end up being hotter.
