Last month was the world's third hottest July ever and the second hottest ever in Europe

  • Unusually high temperatures seen in regions from Finland to the United States
  • Turkey and Greece are still battling wildfires fuelled by a heatwave
  • In China, Belgium and Germany, extreme rainfall caused deadly floods
  • Scientists say the global temperature rising above the pre-industrial average leads to heavy rainfallLast month was one of the world's hottest Julys on record, behind only 2019 and 2016, EU scientists said on Thursday.

    It is the latest milestone in a long-term warming trend that saw the last seven years rank as the world's hottest on record, as emissions of greenhouse gases change the planet's climate. 

    Globally, July 2021 was 0.33°C warmer than the 1991-2020 average for the month, according to Copernicus. With a similar temperature to July 2020, the two years became joint third-warmest Julys on record. 

    July 2021 was cooler by only 0.07°C compared to the hottest ever July in 2019 and only 0.03°C compared to July 2016. 

    Last month the world was beset by extreme weather events such as wildfires in Turkey, Greece and the US, and floods in China, Belgium and Germany. Last month was one of the world's hottest Julys on record, behind only 2019 and 2016, EU scientists said on Thursday.

    It is the latest milestone in a long-term warming trend that saw the last seven years rank as the world's hottest on record, as emissions of greenhouse gases change the planet's climate. 

    Globally, July 2021 was 0.33°C warmer than the 1991-2020 average for the month, according to Copernicus. With a similar temperature to July 2020, the two years became joint third-warmest Julys on record. 

    July 2021 was cooler by only 0.07°C compared to the hottest ever July in 2019 and only 0.03°C compared to July 2016. 

    Last month the world was beset by extreme weather events such as wildfires in Turkey, Greece and the US, and floods in China, Belgium and Germany. 

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