World’s Three Hottest Julys on Record Happened in the Last Five Years, Spurring Record Melting

Reuters

Last month was the world’s third-hottest July on record, new data show, the latest milestone in a global warming trend that has seen the three hottest Julys on record within the last five years. The heat has spurred record melting in the Arctic, where sea ice last month hit the lowest level for July since records began 40 years ago, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service.

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