Monday Sets New Global Temperature Record, Breaking Previous High - on Sunday.
The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that Monday was the world's hottest day on record, breaking the previous record set just one day prior.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02The EU's Copernicus climate change service reported that Monday was the world's hottest
00:07day on record, breaking the previous record set just one day prior.
00:11Parts of the US, Europe, and Russia have experienced severe and prolonged heat waves, exacerbating
00:16the new temperature records.
00:18Climate change, largely driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, is increasing
00:22the likelihood and severity of extreme heat events.
00:26Economists stress the urgent need to rapidly reduce emissions to avoid even more severe
00:30impacts of the climate change crisis in the coming decades.
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