2023-07-06 02:51:00
A security guard wears a fan around his neck and wipes off his sweat in Beijing, China on March 3./Andy Wong/AP
2023.07.06 Thu posted at 11:51 JST
(CNN) Global average temperatures hit all-time highs twice this week.
According to data from the US National Center for Environmental Prediction, the global average temperature hit 17.01 degrees Celsius on Monday, the highest since records began in 1979. On the 4th, the temperature rose further and reached 17.18 degrees. It surpassed the previous maximum temperature of 16.92 degrees Celsius recorded in August 2016.
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service also posted on Twitter on the 5th that the global average temperature on the 3rd was the highest ever recorded.
Experts predict that the record might be broken several more times this year.
Record-breaking heat waves have already been observed in various parts of the world, causing devastating damage.
In late June, southern states such as Texas were shrouded in a ferocious heat wave, causing temperatures to skyrocket and humidity to be unusually high. At least 112 people have died in Mexico since March due to extreme heat.
At least 44 people have died in India’s Bihar state due to heatwaves. In China, the number of days with extreme heat exceeding 35 degrees Celsius was the highest in recorded history in six months.
Britain’s June temperature was the highest since the Meteorological Office began keeping records in 1884. The average temperature reached 15.8 degrees, 0.9 degrees above the previous high.
Experts say record heatwaves will become more frequent and more severe in the future due to the climate crisis.
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