From north to south, temperatures are surging as greenhouse gases trap heat in the atmosphere and combine with effects from El Niño.
A woman tried to shield herself from the sun in Beijing, where temperatures reached 104 degrees Fahrenheit on Thursday.Credit...Andy Wong/Associated Press
Brad Plumer and
Nytimes.com
The past three days were quite likely the hottest in Earth’s modern history, scientists said on Thursday, as an astonishing surge of heat across the globe continued to shatter temperature records from North America to Antarctica.
The spike comes as forecasters warn that the Earth could be entering a multiyear period of exceptional warmth driven by two main factors: continued emissions of heat-trapping gases, mainly caused by humans burning oil, gas and coal; and the return of El Niño, a cyclical weather pattern.
Earth’s Hottest Days on Record Were July 3-5
Link to Nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2023/07/06/climate/climate-change-record-heat.html
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