The revelation of the hottest month comes the same week that the world's top climate science body published a dire report showing that humans are warming the planet faster than previously thought, and the window to prevent catastrophic impacts is closing.
The global temperature in July 2021 was the highest for any July in the 142 years of records, according to data released today from NOAA's National Centers for Environmental Information.
July is normally the hottest month of the year for the globe, which means last month was the hottest of any of the previous 1,700 months since 1880 when NOAA began keeping records. "In this case, first place is the worst place to be," NOAA Administrator Rick Spinrad said."July is typically the world's warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded.
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