But July 2024’s average heat just missed surpassing last year’s July, and scientists said the end of the record-breaking streak changes nothing about the threat posed by the climate crisis. And Japanese authorities said more than 120 people died in record heat in Tokyo. And we’re seeing the impacts of that change.”People across the globe shouldn’t see relief in July’s numbers, the experts said. “There’s been a lot of attention given to this 13-month streak of global records,” said Copernicus’s Nicolas. This started before June 2023, and they won’t end because this streak of records is ending.”

Source: The Guardian August 09, 2024 16:55 UTC