ATHENS: July 2023 is on track to be the hottest month — not only since records began, but also in 'hundreds, if not thousands, of years,' said leading NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt.
The effects cannot be attributed solely to the El Niño weather pattern, which 'has really only just emerged' and isn't expected to strengthen until later in the year, he added.El Niño is associated with the warming of ocean surface temperatures in the central and eastern Pacific Ocean.
Tens of millions of people have been suffering through intense heat this summer and the world looks set for its hottest July on record.As temperature records tumble, experts have pointed to climate change driven by the burning of fossil fuels, arguing that global warming is playing a key role in the devastating heat.On the Mediterranean island of Rhodes, where a wildfire has been blazing for days, boats carried 2,000 people to safety from beaches in the east of the popular tourist island.
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