July was earth’s third-hottest on record: EU scientists

Earth experienced its third-warmest July on record, with average temperatures reaching 16.68°C, 0.45°C above the 1991-2020 average, and a record national temperature of 50.5°C in Turkey. Although there was a pause in breaking global temperature records, scientists warn that climate change continues to have severe impacts, urging governments to accelerate CO2 emission cuts to mitigate extreme weather events.

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