World shatters heat record for the second time in just two days
![DIYARBAKIR, TURKIYE - JULY 18: A worker, called 'torchers', works in a charcoal production during scorching heat exceeding 40 degrees Celsius in Diyarbakir, Turkiye on July 18, 2024. Oak trees are slowly burned in large pyramid-shaped hearths, which are covered with soil, to become charcoal for about 15 days while work is carried out on a 24-hour basis. (Photo by Bestami Bodruk/Anadolu via Getty Images)](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108010915-1721813857760-gettyimages-2162379754-AA_22072024_1783788.jpeg?v=1721814514&w=929&h=523&vtcrop=y)
The world registered its hottest day on record for the second time in just two days, according to the latest data compiled by the European Union’s climate monitor.
The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Wednesday that the global average surface temperature climbed to 17.15 degrees Celsius (62.87 degrees Fahrenheit) on Monday — eclipsing the previous record of 17.09 degrees Celsius, which had been set on Sunday.
C3S, which has been tracking the daily global mean temperature since 1940, said Sunday’s record had already shown “we are now in truly uncharted territory.”
The EU’s climate monitor has warned that new temperature records are inevitable as the planet keeps warming.
Scientists have repeatedly called for urgent and rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to stop global average temperatures rising.
The fresh all-time high comes as excessive heat has gripped large parts of the U.S., Russia and southern Europe in recent days.
![Tourists queue under a shade at the Palacio Real amid heatwave conditions in Madrid on July 23, 2024. July 21, 2024 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on July 23, 2024 by the EU's climate monitor. The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the global average surface air temperature on July 21 was 17.09 degrees Celsius, a fraction above the previous record set in 2023. (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO / AFP) (Photo by OSCAR DEL POZO/AFP via Getty Images)](https://image.cnbcfm.com/api/v1/image/108010916-1721813855998-gettyimages-2162530195-AFP_364U2QJ.jpeg?v=1721814514&w=929&h=523&vtcrop=y)
“Sunday’s reign as the hottest day ever recorded on planet earth lasted until...Monday,” Bill McKibben, an environmental activist, said via social media.
Extreme heat is made much more likely by the climate crisis, the chief driver of which is the burning of fossil fuels.
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