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According to the data published on Monday 5 August by the European Copernicus service on climate change, the month of July 2019 was the hottest month ever measured in the world.
This is a disturbing observation. The month of July 2019 broke all heat records. Temperatures were on average nearly half a degree higher than in July 2016, the year of the previous record. Above all, they exceeded the averages recorded in pre-industrial times by 1.2 degrees.
A short but intense heat wave has affected several countries in Western Europe, France in particular, but also Germany, Belgium and the Netherlands.
Temperatures have been above normal in Alaska, Greenland , parts of Siberia, Antarctica and Central Asia.
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For the Copernicus program, there is no doubt that July 2019, the hottest month ever recorded in the world, is a direct consequence of global warming. And with the continuation of greenhouse gas emissions , he warns, temperatures will only increase and records will continue to be beaten.
Scientists at the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) warn governments that beyond 1.5 degrees we are getting a little bit in the dark about the impact of climate change .
Jean-Noël Thépaut, President of Copernicus 05/08/2019 - by Anna Piekarec Play
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