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This year's July was the hottest in 143 years - NASA
Scientists from NASA's Goddard Institute for Space Studies (GISS) said that July 2023 was the hottest month in the history of climate observations since 1880.
According to NASA, July 2023 was 0.24°C warmer than any previous July on record and 1.18°C warmer than the average July between 1951 and 1980. Some regions of the Americas, North Africa and the Antarctic Peninsula experienced extreme temperature increases, reaching nearly 4°C above average.
Scientists have noted that July temperatures have been increasingly high over the past five years and predict that global temperatures are likely to break the record again next year.
"These data from NASA confirm what billions of people have experienced firsthand: July 2023 was the hottest month on record. We need to take action now to protect our environment and planet - it's all we have," said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson.
NASA's temperature data is derived from measurements of air temperature at the Earth's surface from tens of thousands of weather stations, as well as sea surface temperature data from ships and buoys. This raw data is analyzed using methods that take into account the different distances between stations and the influence of urban heat, which can distort measurements.
On July 28, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said that "the era of global warming is over, the era of global boiling has begun."
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