13-month global heat record ended in July, with temperatures 1.2° above the 30-year average.

13-month global heat record ended in July, with temperatures just missing the previous year's record. Global temperatures averaged 62.4°F in July, 1.2° above the 30-year average. El Niño weather pattern, which warmed the Pacific Ocean, contributed to the heat streak but has now subsided. Despite the end of the record heat streak, climate change consequences will continue, as seen in recent severe weather events such as flooding in South Africa and a fatal landslide in Indonesia.

August 11, 2024
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