Earth sees its third straight hottest day on record, though it's unofficial.
The average global temperature was 62.9 degrees, according to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer, a tool that uses satellite data and computer simulations to measure the world's condition. That matched a record set Tuesday and came after a previous record of 62.6 degreesNot only that but last month was the world's hottest June since records have been kept, the European Union's climate monitoring service said, according to Agence France-Presse.
University of Maine climate scientist Sean Birkle, creator of the Climate Reanalyzer, said the daily figures are unofficial but a useful snapshot of what's happening in a warming world. Scientists generally use much longer measurements - months, years, decades - to track the Earth's warming. But the daily highs are an indication that climate change is reaching uncharted territory.High-temperature records were surpassed this week in Quebec and Peru. Beijing reported nine straight days last week when the temperature exceeded 95 degrees and ordered a stop to all outdoor work Wednesday as high temperatures were forecast to pass 104 degrees.
But according to data from the Climate Reanalyzer, many of the largest temperature anomalies this week was seen over the world's oceans, especially the Antarctic Ocean. Some places experienced unusually cold weather for the time of year, including southeast Australia and much of India.
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