Global temperatures reaching new highs

Scientists at the University of Maine, United States, said the global average temperature reached a record 63°F (17.2°C).

Tropical cyclones Photo: NASA

The researchers attributed their findings to heat waves in the United States, Canada and Europe and El Niño., a climate phenomenon involving high temperatures in the Pacific Ocean.

The European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts declared last month the warmest on record.

Climate change has fueled this heat wave as rising global temperatures due to greenhouse gas emissions intensify the frequency and severity of such events, warning that future heat waves will exceed them in intensity and duration.

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