Brian Bushard is a Boston-based breaking news reporter on the Forbes news team, covering sports money, U.S. politics, foreign policy, and former President Donald Trump's ongoing legal cases.
The record set on Sunday for the planet’s hottest day ever lasted just a single day, as another record was set on Monday as a series of summer heat waves blister North America and scientists warn human-caused greenhouse gas emissions could accelerate the pace of climate change.The global average surface air temperature on Monday, July 22, reached 17.15 degrees Celsius , according to data from the European Union’sThat record surpassed a world record set just one day earlier at 17.
The consecutive record-breaking days come as scientists warn about devastating and long-range effects of human-induced climate change, which has been linked to exacerbated heat waves, more intense major storm systems, sea-level rise and prolonged drought.Tuesday, Copernicus director Carlo Buontempo said “we are now in truly uncharted territory and as the climate keeps warming, we are bound to see new records being broken in future months and years.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Monday breaks the record for the hottest day ever on EarthMonday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, accord…
Read more »
Monday was the hottest ever recorded day on Earth, data showsMonday’s scorching temperatures were yet another heat record broken in the past couple of years.
Read more »
Monday breaks the record for the hottest ever day on EarthMonday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United States continue to feel the heat, accord…
Read more »
Monday broke record for hottest day on Earth everToday's Video Headlines: 7/24/24
Read more »
Monday broke the record for the hottest ever day on EarthMonday was recorded as the hottest day ever globally, beating a record set the day before, as countries around the world from Japan to Bolivia to the United Sta
Read more »
Monday now the hottest ever day on Earth, beating Sunday’s record, climate agency saysAverage temperatures have not been this high since long before humans developed agriculture.
Read more »