World logs hottest day since records began

The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) reported that the world experienced its hottest day on record on July 21, with a global average surface temperature of 17.09 degrees Celsius. This surpassed the previous record set in 2023. C3S Director Carlo Buontempo highlighted the unprecedented nature of this temperature increase and warned of more record-breaking temperatures in the future due to ongoing climate warming. The excessive heat has affected regions like the U.S., Russia, and southern Europe, with extreme heat events becoming more common due to the climate crisis fueled by fossil fuel emissions. The streak of record-breaking temperatures has persisted for over a year, with each month since June last year being the hottest on record. Scientists emphasize the urgent need for significant reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to mitigate further temperature increases.