Officially, July 2021 was the hottest month that humans have ever seen. This July beat three months from 2016, 2019, and 2020, which had tied for the title. Climate change is evident in the fact that this happened so recently.Climate change is evident in the fact that this happened so quickly.Rick Spinrad (administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA), stated in a statement that the first place is the most dangerous. Spinrad stated that the NOAA temperature record confirmed today adds to the dangerous and disruptive path climate change has taken for the world.Scientists now have more evidence that climate change is causing extreme weather, particularly when it comes down to heat. A major new United Nations climate report published this week stated that humans have had a significant impact on the weather worldwide by burning fossil fuels. The new report shows that almost every part of the globe, except the polar regions has experienced an increase in extreme heat events over the past 50 years.Climate change is a problem that exists now. Inger Andersen (executive director of United Nations Environment Programme) stated that nobody is safe and it is getting worse fast in a press conference on August 9.It is virtually impossible to survive without climate changeLast month was the hottest since records began 142 years ago. However, heat was especially severe in certain regions. According to NOAA, July broke the Northern Hemisphere's land-surface temperature record. Asia had the hottest July ever recorded.Even in cooler areas, such unprecedented heat can cause severe damage. This is especially true since infrastructure and people have not had to adjust to these hot summers. For example, the Pacific Northwest and Southwest Canada have been hit with multiple heatwaves that have ravaged roads and killed hundreds, sent thousands to emergency rooms, and set off massive wildfires. An international team of scientists determined that the most severe heatwave, which occurred in June, would have been almost impossible without climate change. It was also the most severe summer heatwave in North America since records began.August was also scorching. Another heatwave is sweeping the Pacific Northwest. Europe may have experienced its hottest day ever on August 11. The mercury reached 48.8° Celsius (119.8° Fahrenheit) in Sicily. The World Meteorological Organization continues to verify this record. However, if greenhouse gas emissions continue growing, it is likely that the world will see more and more temperature records drop.Similar A NASA scientist explains why extreme weather is happeningSimilar Report: Climate crisis supercharges extreme weatherSimilar:
