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The summer of 2024 had the hottest global temperature on record, putting the earth on course for the hottest year in human history. Samantha Burgess of the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said the world had also experienced the hottest day on record. “The temperature-related extreme events witnessed this summer will only become more intense, with more devastating consequences for people and the planet unless we take urgent action to reduce greenhouse gas emissions.”
Source: https://www.cnbc.com/2024/09/06/climate-crisis-world-logs-its-hottest-summer-on-record.html