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Sunday was world’s hottest ever recorded day, data suggests https://www.theguardian.com/environment/article/2024/jul/23/world-temperature-records-shattered-hottest-day-climate-crisis?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other “World #TemperatureRecords were shattered on Sunday on what may be the hottest day scientists have ever logged,

the average surface air temperature hit 17.09C (62.76F) on Sunday, according to preliminary data from the Copernicus #ClimateChange Service, which holds data that stretches back to 1940. The reading inched above the previous record of 17.08C (62.74F) set on 6 July last year,”

Sunday was world’s hottest ever recorded day, data suggests

Preliminary data from Copernicus suggests temperature records were shattered, taking world into ‘uncharted territory’

The Guardian
Jul 24, 2024 at 5:18amWeb
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Prof Peter Thorne, ..a coauthor of an IPCC report that found humanity was responsible for all of the observed rise in temperatures since the 1850s, said Sunday’s record might one day be seen as “anomalously cool” if the world did not rapidly reach net zero emissions.

“a quick glance at the range of events happening around the globe right now.. tells us we are not remotely prepared for the extremes that this warmer world has bought us,” he said. “We are even less prepared for what is to come.”

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“Roadmaps from the IPCC and International Energy Agency (IEA) show that steep cuts in demand for fossil fuels are needed to reach net zero emissions by 2050. A study published last year – which assumed more realistic levels of carbon dioxide removal than previous studies – found that between 2020 and 2050, the supply of coal would have to fall by 99%, oil by 70%, and gas by 84% to hit climate targets.”

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