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July 24, 2024

Monday Breaks Record for Planet's Hottest Day Ever Recorded
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In more climate news, scientists have confirmed that Monday was the
hottest day ever recorded globally as deadly heat waves continue to
scorch large swaths of the world. Monday's record broke the previous
all-time high temperature set just one day earlier. Carlo Buontempo,
director of the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, said
the latest record is unlikely to stand for long, as the climate crisis
continues to worsen.

Carlo Buontempo: "It is something we need to get used to, because as the
climate keeps warming as a consequence of the increasing greenhouse
gases in the atmosphere, we are bound to see a new record being broken
in the next few months, in the next few years."

Gaza has also been hit by a blistering heat wave, worsening living
conditions for Palestinians who have been repeatedly displaced due to
Israel's war.


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