It was one of the last months July is the hottest three months in the world because it’s the sixth hottest on record (1991-2020) and in Europe. Local and national-scale record temperatures were recorded that month in the west and north of the continent during the heatwave, the European Copernicus observatory reported.

In addition, decreasing sea ice coverage in both Antarctica and the Arctic, 7% and 4% lessrespectively.

According to a statement from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), run by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) on behalf of the European Commission and with funding from the European Union, last July the three warmest on Records were recorded at around 0.4 ºC over the Reference periods. Covers 1991 to 2020only exceeded in the same month of 2019 and 2016.

Records were broken for maximum temperatures For the month of July and for all time related to this value.

An unusually high number of days with maximum temperatures recorded in the Iberian Peninsula Higher than 35ºC.

In the northern hemisphere’s landmass, indicates C3S, temperatures well above average prevailed. That made it Europe In the hottest sixth month of July, with record records during the heat wave.

In addition, last July in Europe was the warmest month on average, with record low rainfall in the west of the continent and drought in various parts of the southwest and southeast.

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This year heatwaves were recorded in Portugal, Spain and further north in France, the United Kingdom, central Europe and Scandinavia. 40 degrees in some areas.

These weather conditions are affecting the economy locally and are driving the spread and intensification of epidemics. Forest fires.

Drought conditions and low precipitation were also reported last month over much of North America and large parts of South America, Central Asia and Australia.

However, along the western Indian Ocean, much of Central Asia and most of Australia, temperatures are below average.

Sea ice coverage in Antarctica reached the lowest value for July in the last 44 years of satellite records, well below the previous record, 7% below average.

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Meanwhile, large areas in the Southern Ocean sea ​​ice concentration Below average from the Amundsen and Bellingshausen Seas to the northern Weddell Sea and most of the Indian Ocean.

In the Arctic, sea ice coverage was 4% below average and ranked 12th lowest for July, according to the satellite record. Between 2019-2021, it was well above the decreases recorded in July.

in eastern Russia and northern China more humidity than averageAs in a large humid belt from eastern Africa to Asia and northwestern India.

Copernicus Climate Change Service Senior Scientist Freja Vamborg warned of the rise of longer and longer periods. drought, heat waves and high temperatures and about damage to the health of people and natural ecosystems and the risks of fire spread.

Vamborg noted that the lack of precipitation observed in July “could have adverse effects on agriculture, industry, river transport and power generation”.