July 2024 becomes second hottest month ever ending 13-month record streak Dtrends
People holding umbrellas in scorching heat. — Reuters/File The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service on Thursday marked July 2024 as the second hottest July for the planet on record, breaking a 13-month period when each month was warmest. Copernicus largely attributed the high temperatures to greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuel-based industries and noted that, oceans … Read more