July 2023 is shaping up to be a month of historic proportions, with alarming data indicating it could be the hottest month ever recorded planet.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) released worrying information last Thursday (27), showing that the first three weeks of July set new records for average global air temperature, surpassing the old record set in July 2019.
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High temperatures have triggered heat waves in various regions of the Northern Hemisphere. Death Valley in the US and northwest China experienced temperatures of up to 50°C on July 16, resulting in historic heat records.
(image: Fernando Frazão/Agência Brasil/Reproduction)
In addition, Europe faced extreme highs, with Catalonia achieving the hottest day ever documented. Such a situation has led to catastrophic wildfires in countries such as Canada and Greece, causing damage to wildlife and natural habitats, as well as impacts on the health of local populations.
Experts from the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), responsible for Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), emphasized that this increase is directly related to anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions stove.
Carlo Buontempo, director of C3S, warned that the record temperatures were part of a growing global warming trend.
Scientific evidence points to human influence in this alarming scenario, reinforcing the urgent need to reduce emissions and adopt measures to limit theglobal warming.
The extreme heat wave has taken a significant toll on human health, with more cases of heatstroke, dehydration and other heat-related illnesses being reported.
The consequences go beyond health issues, directly affecting the economy. Sectors such as agriculture, tourism and energy suffer significant losses for farmers and tourism companies amidst a scenario of climate conditions increasingly unpredictable.
The Secretary General of OMM, Prof. Petteri Taalas, pointed out that the climate crisis is a painful reality and a prediction of what is yet to come.
The organization predicts that there is a 98% chance that at least one of the next five years will be even more warmer than July 2023, and a 66% chance of temporarily exceeding the 1.5°C threshold of the mean pre-industrial.
The fight against climate change is now urgent, and these changes cannot be seen as a mere whim, but as a necessity to protect the planet and life in its diverse shapes.