Scientists Record Hottest day in history

On Monday, July 22, the world experienced its hottest day ever recorded. The daily global average temperature reached 17.15 degrees Celsius.

This temperature broke the previous record of 17.09 degrees, which was set just the day before. Both of these records surpassed the earlier record of 17.08 degrees from July 6, 2023.

The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has been monitoring global temperatures since 1940, reported these findings. The record for the hottest day had previously been broken for four consecutive days in early July 2023. Before these recent high temperatures, the hottest day recorded was in August 2016.

Climate scientist Karsten Haustein from Leipzig University in Germany mentioned that this recent record might be the highest global average temperature in tens of thousands of years.

Several countries, including Japan, Indonesia, and China, have also recorded extreme heat recently. Parts of Europe have experienced very high temperatures as well.

The rising temperatures are a significant concern for scientists. They believe these hotter conditions are largely due to climate change, driven by burning fossil fuels like coal and oil. Although the Earth’s average temperature changes naturally, it has been increasing more rapidly in recent years, affecting the environment.

Last year, warmer weather was linked to both climate change and El Niño, a phenomenon where the Eastern Pacific waters heat up, causing unusually hot and stormy weather. However, the recent high temperatures were not caused by El Niño.