For the second consecutive day, the global temperature has shattered records, highlighting the escalating impact of climate change. July 22 has been officially recorded as the hottest day ever, surpassing the previous record set just a day earlier, on July 21. Preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reveals that the average surface air temperature worldwide reached 17.15°C, marking a 0.06°C increase from the previous day.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service, which has tracked temperature trends since 1940, noted that this new record surpasses the previous highs set in early July 2023 and August 2016. Climate scientist Karsten Haustein from Leipzig University in Germany remarked that Monday’s temperatures could represent a new global record for the warmest absolute global average temperature in tens of thousands of years.
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Recent days have seen cities in China, Indonesia, and Japan experience record-breaking temperatures, while Gulf nations have faced heat indices exceeding 60°C when factoring in humidity. In Europe, temperatures have surged above 45°C in certain areas.
Scientists attribute the record-breaking temperatures to climate change driven by fossil fuel emissions. Unlike last year, when El Niño weather patterns contributed to new daily records, the current high temperatures have occurred without the influence of El Niño. Haustein described the new record as “remarkable,” given that the world is currently in a neutral climate phase without the additional warming effects of El Niño.
