Western Europe records its hottest July as heat waves persist
Copernicus said Western Europe had its warmest July on record while ocean temperatures also reached a new high for the month.
Western Europe logged its hottest July since records began, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, as repeated heat waves continued to affect the region. The agency said the month also brought an unprecedented average sea surface temperature for July across the extra-polar oceans.
Copernicus said the marine reading covered waters outside the seasonal sea-ice zone and marked the highest July figure it has measured for that part of the world’s oceans. The data add to a run of extreme temperatures that has affected land and sea in recent weeks.
The findings come as Europe has faced a string of intense summer heat events, with western parts of the continent among the areas most exposed. Copernicus regularly tracks global temperature and ocean conditions using satellite and other observational data.
The latest figures extend a broader pattern of unusually warm conditions that scientists have linked to long-term climate change and natural variability.
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