Tuesday was the world’s hottest day on record. According to data collected by the US National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) the average global temperature was 17.19C, exceeding the record 17.01C registered on Monday.
Before Tuesday, the hottest day on record was in 2016, on the occasion of the last Niño global weather event, when the global average temperature reached 16.92C. However, experts state that it would lead to more record-breaking temperatures.
According to Dr. Karsten Haustein, a researcher in atmospheric radiation at Leipzig University, «The coming days will probably see a small downturn, but since the annual global temperature maximum is at the end of July, more days are likely to be warmer than yesterday (given that El Niño is now pretty much in full swing). Chances are that the month of July will be the warmest ever, and with it the hottest month ever».
Furthermore, several parts of the world have been experiencing hot temperatures. For instance, in China, there is an enduring heatwave with temperatures above 35C. A further example is the southern US, which has been sweltering under an intense heat dome in recent weeks, and North Africa, which has been fighting against temperatures near 50C. Ennn Antarctica, where now is winter, has registered anomalously high temperatures.
«The temperatures creating these record-breaking days match exactly expectations under human-caused climate change,» said Ilan Kelman, a professor of disasters and health at University College London’s Institute for Risk and Disaster Reduction.
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