The Earth has experienced its hottest day on record as scientists warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences

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The Earth has experienced its hottest day on record as scientists warn of ‘catastrophic’ consequences
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Sunday was the hottest day in recorded history, according to preliminary data from a climate tracking agency monitoring temperatures since the mid-1900s. It’s the second consecutive year average global temperatures have crashed through shocking climate records and will not be the last, as planet-warming fossil fuel pollution drives temperatures to shocking new highs. July 21 clocked in at 17.

What’s jarring is the warmest global temperatures were significantly cooler by about 0.3C before 2023. “We are now in truly uncharted territory and as the climate keeps warming, we are bound to see new records being broken in future months and years,” Copernicus director Carlo Buontempo said. These recent records are “truly staggering,” Buontempo said.

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