July witnessed the scorching impact of climate change on most humans. Previous studies had already highlighted the connection between climate change and recent heat waves in China, North America, and Europe (SN: 7/19/23; SN: 7/25/23). However, a new report reveals that climate change’s influence extended globally in July, particularly in a tropical band encompassing Africa, South and Central America, the Malay Archipelago, and various small island nations in both hemispheres. Andrew Pershing, a climate scientist from the Princeton, N.J. nonprofit, emphasized this during an August 1 news briefing.
Although the World Meteorological Organization has not officially declared July as the hottest month on Earth, it has confirmed that the first three weeks of the month were the hottest three-week period ever recorded. On July 6, the highest global average temperature of 17.23° Celsius (63.01° Fahrenheit) was documented (SN: 7/13/23). Pershing stated, “It’s evident that July will break the record.”
To determine the influence of climate change on global temperatures, Pershing and his colleagues utilized computer simulations comparing the world with contemporary climate warming (1.27 degrees C above preindustrial levels) and without it.
2023-08-02 05:00:00
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