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EU climate monitor reports highest ever average global temperatures

People cooling off at a fountain in the Rio park amid heatwave conditions in Madrid on 23 July 2024, after 21 July 2024 was the hottest day ever registered globally, according to preliminary data published on July 23, 2024 by the EU's climate monitor. AFP - OSCAR DEL POZO

Earth withered through a second straight day of record-breaking temperatures on 22 July, the EU's climate monitor said Wednesday, as parts of the world suffer devastating heatwaves and wildfires.

Preliminary data from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) showed the daily global average temperature was 17.15 degrees Celsius on Monday, the warmest day in recorded history.

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