July 2023 Becomes Hottest Month Recorded on Planet

July 2023 has become the hottest month ever recorded on the planet throughout the history of observations, according to data published by the European Union’s Earth observation 'Copernicus' service.

According to the presented data, July 2023 was 0.33 degrees Celsius warmer than July 2019, when the previous record for the planet's average temperature was established at 16.63 degrees Celsius. Furthermore, this July's average global temperature was 0.72 degrees Celsius higher than the average temperature for July from 1991 to 2020.

'We have just witnessed how the global air and sea surface temperatures set new historical records in July. These records have devastating consequences for both people and the planet, which is experiencing more frequent and intense weather conditions,' said the deputy director of Copernicus.

The temperature of the global sea surface was also at a record-high level, raising concerns about the planet's climate, marine species, and coastal communities. According to data from the EU Climate Monitoring Service, on July 30, the sea surface temperature reached 20.96 degrees Celsius.

Earlier, the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations published a forecast indicating that global temperatures could reach record high levels over the next five years. This will be influenced by human factors, namely greenhouse gases, as well as natural circumstances related to changing ocean current phases from La Niña to El Niño. Changes in ocean current phases will affect not only the planet's average temperature but also precipitation patterns.