WMO Flags 2nd-Warmest July at 1.47C Above Pre-Industrial Levels as Extreme Weather Intensifies
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Updated · UN News · Aug 12
WMO Flags 2nd-Warmest July at 1.47C Above Pre-Industrial Levels as Extreme Weather Intensifies
3 articles · Updated · UN News · Aug 12
Summary
1.47°C above the pre-industrial baseline, July was the world’s second warmest on record, prompting the WMO to press for stronger forecasts and early warning systems.
Western Europe logged its hottest June-July period on record, with France and Switzerland facing a fourth heatwave as drought cut river levels and raised wildfire risk.
591 active fires were burning in Canada on Monday, including 43 out of control, while France and Spain reported unusually high fire emissions after exceptional wildfire activity across western Europe.
Heavy monsoon rain and flooding also hit West Africa and parts of South Asia, and China carried out mass evacuations ahead of Typhoon Dolphin, underscoring that the crisis extends beyond heat.
El Niño is now established in the Pacific, and the WMO said its usual late-year peak could push global temperatures higher still.