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July 21 hottest day ever recorded globally: EU climate monitor
From phys.org
Climate change is causing longer, stronger and more frequent extreme weather events like heatwaves and floods.
July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU's climate monitor.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air temperature of 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.7 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday was the warmest in their record books, which go back to 1940.
It comes as heat waves and wildfires ravage swathes of Europe and the United States.
"The Earth has just experienced its warmest day," the monitor said in a statement.
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