Climate experts said on Tuesday that last Sunday was the warmest day recorded globally since records first started in 1940.
On July 21, the average worldwide surface air temperature was 17.09C, little higher than the previous record of 17.08C set on July 6, 2023. According to the EU’s climate monitor, Copernicus Climate Change Service, “the Earth has just experienced its warmest day.”
“We are now in truly uncharted territory and as the climate keeps warming, we are bound to see new records being broken in the coming months and years,” stated Carlo Buontempo, director of services.
Meteorologist Abdulaziz Al-Hussaini told Arab News that Saudi Arabia’s temperatures remained within their typical yearly range despite the recent worldwide heat wave. “Saudi weather observers are not observing anything unusual, despite reports of record-breaking temperatures in other countries such as Japan,” he stated. “It was actually hotter in June than it has been so far in July.”
While June and July had high temperatures globally, according to Walid Al-Haqeel, a different weather specialist, July was much hotter and had more days with high temperatures.
“2022 and 2023 had similar heat patterns, but this year there were more hot days, especially in southern Europe, parts of America, the Middle East, Turkey, Bosnia, and Azerbaijan,” he added in comparison to prior years.
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