On Friday, the European Union (EU) climate monitoring service announced that the world has just experienced the hottest summer in the Northern Hemisphere since temperature records began, highlighting a significant increase in global warming.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service revealed in its monthly bulletin that the summer of 2024, spanning from June to August, has surpassed last year’s summer to become the hottest on record globally.
This exceptional heat increases the likelihood that 2024 will surpass 2023 as the hottest year ever recorded on Earth.
Samantha Burgess, Deputy Director of the service, stated, “Over the past three months, the world has experienced the hottest June and August ever recorded, as well as the hottest summer on record in the Northern Hemisphere.”
She warned that unless nations urgently address their greenhouse gas emissions, which are the primary drivers of climate change, extreme weather events “will become more severe.”
The burning of fossil fuels is identified as the leading cause of these emissions.
The intensifying climate crisis has exacerbated disasters this summer.
In Sudan, heavy rains last month caused floods that have affected over 300,000 people and led to a cholera outbreak in the war-torn country.
Copernicus’s data extends back to 1940, and scientists have compared it with historical records to confirm that this summer is the hottest since pre-industrial times, dating back to 1850.
