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- July 21, 2024, was the hottest day ever registered globally, with a global average surface air temperature of 17.09 degrees Celsius.
- Climate change is causing longer, stronger, and more frequent extreme weather events like heatwaves, floods, and wildfires.
- The burning of fossil fuels is the primary driver of global warming, leading to rising temperatures and worsening climate change impacts.
July 21 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published Tuesday by the EU’s climate monitor.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air temperature of 17.09 degrees Celsius (62.7 degrees Fahrenheit) on Sunday was the warmest in their record books, which go back to 1940.
It comes as heat waves and wildfires ravage swathes of Europe and the United States.
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