The Summer of 2024 is the Hottest on Record

The European Union’s climate change monitoring service announced on Friday that the world has experienced the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere since temperature records began, amid increasing global warming, according to Reuters.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service reported in a monthly bulletin that the summer in the Northern Hemisphere from June to August of this year surpassed last summer, becoming the hottest on record globally.
The exceptional heat increases the chances that 2024 will surpass 2023 to become the hottest year ever on the planet.
Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the Service, said: “During the past three months, from June to August, the world experienced the highest and hottest temperatures, the hottest day ever, and the hottest summer ever recorded in the Northern Hemisphere.”
“She added that unless countries urgently work to reduce their emissions that cause global warming, extreme weather ‘will become more severe.’ Emissions resulting from the burning of fossil fuels are the main cause of climate change.”
The continued climate change of the planet has exacerbated disasters this summer. In Sudan, floods caused by heavy rains last month affected more than 300,000 people and led to the spread of cholera in the war-torn country.
The Copernicus service data dates back to 1940, and scientists compared it with other data to confirm that this summer was the hottest since the pre-industrial period in 1850.
China and the Heat of August
This year, China recorded its hottest August since 1961, according to the national meteorological agency.
The meteorological agency stated, “In August, China experienced very high temperatures for extended periods,” adding that “the national average temperature was the highest for the same periods since 1961.”
“The average temperature across the entire country in August was 22.6 degrees, which is 1.5 degrees higher than the same period in a typical year, according to the authority (Thursday).
Jia Xiaolong, Deputy Director of the National Climate Center, said: “The northern regions have experienced frequent and destructive thunderstorms, while the southern regions have faced prolonged heatwaves.”
China is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, in absolute terms, contributing to this climate disruption. It has pledged to reach peak emissions by 2030 and achieve carbon neutrality by 2060.
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