Climatology

July 2019 Is Officially the Hottest Month Ever Recorded

This year's July, marked by extreme heat in Europe, replaced July 2016 and is officially the hottest ever recorded month in the world. The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Programme, which analyzes temperature data from around the planet, said that July was around 0.56 °C warmer than the global average temperature between 1981-2010, CNN reported.

Climate change alarm bells

Anyone who insists on ignoring the warnings concerning the dangers of climate change is simply choosing to turn a blind eye to the problem. The effects from the irreversible warming of the planet are evident not just from myriad respected scientific studies, but from our own experience.

From 1901 to 1975 the Earth's Temperature Had Risen by 0.7-0.9 Degrees Celsius

The ten hottest summers in modern history have been reported since 1998, reported NOVA TV. 

Climate warming will lead to extreme temperatures being observed in large parts of the world by the end of this century, CNN and BTA reported.

Data is contained in a study published in the journal "Natural Climate Change".

Australia: Sydney Imposed Water Restrictions Due to a Prolonged Drought

Australia's most populous state of New South Wales on Tuesday imposed water restrictions for the first time in a decade with dam levels at just over 50% due to a prolonged drought, reported Euronews.

The country's east coast has suffered through two years of below average rainfall, devastating agricultural production and stoking a political debate over the impact of climate change.

Experts Say the Ocean Level May Rise 2m by the End of the Century

They have made their predictions, based on the melting of ice sheets of Greenland and Antarctica, reported NOVA TV. 

Twenty-two experts published forecasts in the Proceedings of the American Academy of Sciences, according to which the level of the oceans could rise by two meters by the end of the century, the French press and the BTA reported.

World's Oceans are Heating up at a Quickening Pace

The world's oceans are heating up at an accelerating pace as global warming threatens a diverse range of marine life and a major food supply for the planet, researchers said Thursday, reports AFP. 

The findings in the US journal Science, led by the Chinese Academy of Sciences, debunk previous reports that suggested a so-called pause in global warming in recent years.

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