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July was the second-hottest month on record

July was the second hottest month worldwide since records began. This was announced by the EU's Earth observation programme Copernicus on Thursday. The average temperature in the past month was 16.91 degrees Celsius. This was just below the previous record of July 2023 by 0.04 degrees.

,   and  Carmen Simpson
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July was the second-hottest month on record

According to Copernicus, it's increasingly likely that 2024 will be the warmest year on record. "Our climate is warming," explained Samantha Burgess, deputy director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). Weather records have been kept since around 1940.

The highest temperature readings this year could potentially break the existing records, as predicted by the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Maintaining accurate records of global temperatures is essential for tracking climate change trends.

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