July 2024's Heat Record Streak Ends, But Temperatures Remain Scorching.
July ended a 13-month streak of new monthly heat records, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. However, July temperatures were still among the hottest ever recorded. Climate change continues to threaten the planet as global warming makes extreme heat events more severe and frequent. Several extreme weather disasters in recent weeks show the impacts of climate change, including floods in South Africa and Indonesia and Hurricane Beryl. Over a hundred people died in Tokyo due to record heat, according to Japanese officials. Continued greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from fossil fuels, remain the main driver of long-term rising temperatures, say experts.
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00:00It's Benzinga, and here's what's on the block.
00:02July ended a 13-month streak of new monthly heat records, according to the European climate
00:07agency Copernicus.
00:08However, July temperatures were still among the hottest ever recorded.
00:13Climate change continues to threaten the planet, as global warming makes extreme heat events
00:16more severe and frequent.
00:19Several extreme weather disasters in recent weeks show the impacts of climate change,
00:23including floods in South Africa, Indonesia, and Hurricane Beryl.
00:27Over 100 people died in Tokyo due to record heat, according to Japanese officials.
00:32Continued greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from fossil fuels, remain the main driver
00:35of long-term rising temperatures, say experts.
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