July set to be world’s warmest month on record as heatwave continue
July is “virtually certain” to be the world’s warmest month on record, according to scientists.
The news comes amid heatwaves sweeping Europe, the US and other places.
Researchers are confident that the 2019 record will be broken due to how hot July has been, even though the month still has a few days left.
UN chief Antonio Guterres said the era of global warming is over and the planet is now entering an “era of global boiling.”
Scientists say the extreme heat is mainly linked to fossil fuel use.
Some experts believe that July might well be the warmest month in the past 120,000 years.
The world’s warmest day occurred on July 6, and the hottest 23 days ever recorded were all this month, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service.
