Earth reaches hottest day ever recorded 4 days in a row
Even higher temperatures are expected in July and August as El Niño strengthens, ABCNews, July 7, 2023
By
Julia Jacobo
July 7, 2023, 9:14 AM
For four days in a row, the planet reached its hottest day ever recorded as regions all over the world endure dangerous heat.
Earth warmed to the
highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments when the average global temperature reached 17.18 degrees Celsius, or 62.92 degrees Fahrenheit, on Tuesday, as millions of Americans celebrated the Fourth of July, data from the
U.S. National Centers for Environmental Prediction shows.
On Wednesday, the record was tied as global temperatures again reached 17.18 degrees Celsius. That record was broken on Thursday as global temperatures climbed to 17.23 degrees Celsius, or 63.01 degrees Fahrenheit, according to the NCEP.
The record was first set on Monday, when average global temperatures measured at 16.2 degrees Celsius, or 61.16 degrees Fahrenheit, but it only took one day to surpass that temperature.
The heat blanketing much of Earth has been driven by El Niño in combination with the greenhouse gas emissions responsible for global warming, researchers say.
The planet reached the highest temperature ever recorded by human-made instruments during one of America's most quintessential summer holidays.
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