July is on track to be the hottest month in recorded history, scientists confirmed Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Earth has moved into an 'era of global boiling'. READ:
PARIS, France -- July is on track to be the hottest month in recorded history, scientists confirmed Thursday, as UN chief Antonio Guterres warned Earth has moved into an "era of global boiling".
Carlo Buontempo, Director of C3S, said the temperatures in the period had been "remarkable", with an anomaly so large that scientists are confident the record has been shattered even before the month ends. "I don't think anybody can deny the impact of climate change anymore," he said at the White House, where he held a video conference with the mayors of heat-blasted Phoenix, Arizona, and San Antonio, Texas.
Wildfires raged in several countries across the Mediterranean region, where extreme heat has left landscapes tinder dry. Meanwhile, bathtub-like temperatures in the shallow waters off south Florida -- topping 37.8C for several hours on Monday -- potentially set a new world record and threatened coral reefs.
They stress, however, that this would not mark a permanent breach of the 1.5C limit set out in the Paris Agreement, which refers to long-term warming.
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