Earth has experienced 12 consecutive months of warming at or above 1.5 degrees Celsius — a threshold for avoiding the worst effects of climate change.
In a troubling milestone, June marked Earth's 12th consecutive month of global warming at or above 1.5 degrees Celsius — the internationally accepted threshold for avoiding the worst effects of climate change. A stifling month marked by heat waves and heat deaths, June was also about a quarter of a degree warmer than the previous hottest June on record in 2023, according to a report from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service.
Already, rising global temperatures have contributed to surging numbers of heat-related illnesses and deaths, including 1,300 deaths during this year's Hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. Last year, a record 31-day heat streak in Phoenix contributed to an estimated 645 deaths, while a 2022 heat wave in California killed an estimated 395 people. 'We still have not changed our cultural patterns to adjust to this climate change reality,' Ekwurzel said.
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