July 21 Documented As World's Hottest Day In Recorded History (Photo @Pixabay)
As people in the western United States and parts of Europe are suffering extreme heatwave, preliminary data from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service revealed that July 21 was the hottest day ever recorded in the world.
According to the data, the global average air temperature reached 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.76 degrees Fahrenheit) on the day – slightly higher than the previous record set last July of 17.08 C (62.74 F), making Sunday the hottest day in recorded history.
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The data confirmed that the record daily temperature average set last year appeared to have been broken on Sunday, according to a report by news agency Routers.
Different parts of the United States, Europe and Russia have suffered from the heatwaves over the past week. The region experienced an extreme heatwave in 2023 too, breaking records of previous years. The 2023 saw extreme heatwaves in many parts of the Northern Hemisphere, including the Southwest of the US and Mexico, Southern Europe and China. Temperatures had exceeded 50C on the 16th of July in Death Valley in the US as well as in Northwest China.
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It is reported that more than 1.53 lakh deaths a year have been connected to heatwaves around the world since 1990. Notably, India contributes the greatest share of human fatalities due to the heat.
Climate change is observed to be the major villain of the growing heat wave each year. scientists have suggested 2024 heatwave could be stronger than the 2023.
However, the unprecedented heatwave has indicated an alarming climate change and increased temperature in the world. As Earth’s climate is getting warmer, heatwaves are turning more severe, according to the scientists.
