July is estimated to have been around 1.5C warmer than the average for 1850-1900
July has been confirmed as the hottest month on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service has said.
It beat the previous one set in 2019 by 0.33C – a substantial margin by the standards of temperature records – reaching 16.95C. Severe heatwaves baked southern Europe while raging wildfires forced the evacuation of thousands of residents and tourists from several Greek islands.
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