Earth's Third Warmest July: A Glimpse into a Warming World
Last month marked Earth's third warmest July, featuring a national record temperature in Turkey. Despite a pause in record-breaking highs, climate change effects persisted, significantly exceeding pre-industrial levels. The release of greenhouse gases from fossil fuels remains a primary cause, urging faster CO2 reduction efforts.
Last month was ranked as Earth's third warmest July on record, with a notable national temperature record in Turkey reaching 50.5 degrees Celsius, scientists reported on Thursday.
The continuing trend of extreme climate conditions, attributable to man-made global warming, persisted even as the streak of record-breaking global temperatures took a pause. Data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) revealed that the global surface air temperature in July averaged 16.68 C, which is 0.45 C above the 1991-2020 average for the month.
Despite not reaching the record highs experienced in July 2023 and July 2024, July's average surface temperature was still 1.25 C above pre-industrial levels measured from 1850-1900. The 12-month period from August 2024 to July 2025 surpassed the 1.5 C threshold of the Paris Agreement, emphasizing the pressing need for governments to accelerate CO2 emission cuts.
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