Tag: Copernicus Climate Change Service

European Climate Agency Says July 21 Was World’s Hottest Day In At Least 84 Years

July 24, 2024 admin

The global average temperature usually peaks between late June and early August. New Delhi: The Earth experienced its hottest day in at least 84 years, with the global average temperature reaching a record high of 17.09 degrees Celsius on July 21, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This follows a series…

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Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, says study

May 15, 2024 admin

According to a recent research, the summer months in 2023 were on average 2.2 C (4 F) warmer than the estimated average temperature across the years 1 to 1890. | Photo Credit: The Hindu The intense northern hemisphere summer heat that drove wildfires across the Mediterranean, buckled roads in Texas and strained power grids in…

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World experienced warmest February on record in 2024: European Union climate agency

March 7, 2024 admin

The Copernicus Climate Change Service said that every month since June last year has been the warmest such month on record. | Photo Credit: AP The world, last month, experienced the warmest February on record, with the average temperature being 1.77 degrees Celsius more than the February average for 1850-1900, the designated pre-industrial reference period,…

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World breached 1.5° Celsius limit for entire year for first time: European climate agency

February 8, 2024 admin

Scientists attribute the exceptional warming to the combined effects of El Niño. File photo | Photo Credit: AP The world last month experienced the warmest January on record, with the global mean temperature for the past 12 months exceeding the 1.5° Celsius threshold, according to the European climate agency. However, this does not imply a…

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