“This new record adds to the disturbing and disruptive path that climate change has set for the globe,” he said in a statement.
A boy plays in the fountain at Georgetown Waterfront Park during a heatwave. PIC/AFP
The month of July has been marked as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, and it remains very likely that 2021 will rank among the 10 warmest years on record, new data has revealed.
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According to new global data released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), extreme heat is also a reflection of the long-term changes outlined in a major report released this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
“In this case, first place is the worst place to be. July is typically the world’s warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded,” said NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad.
“This new record adds to the disturbing and disruptive path that climate change has set for the globe,” he said in a statement.
The combined land and ocean surface temperature was 1.67 degrees Fahrenheit (0.93 of a degree Celsius) above the 20th-century average of 60.4 degrees F (15.8 degrees Celsius), making it the hottest July since records began 142 years ago.
It was 0.02 of a degree Fahrenheit (0.01 of a degree C) higher than the previous record set in July 2016, which was then tied in 2019 and 2020.
The land-surface only temperature was the highest ever recorded for July, at an unprecedented 2.77 degrees Fahrenheit (1.54 degrees Celsius) above average, surpassing the previous record set in 2012. Asia had its hottest July on record, beating the previous record set in 2010.
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