July ranks as hottest recorded on land

July ranks second for heat globally and is the hottest recorded on land, the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says.

Earth yet again sizzled with unprecedented heat last month.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration says earth sweated to its second hottest month since record-keeping began in 1880.

At 61.89F (16.63C), last month was behind July 2016's all-time record by .09 degrees.

But earth's land temperatures in July were the hottest on record at 59.96F (15.5C), passing July 2016's by one-seventh of a degree.

NOAA climate scientist Jake Crouch says land measurements are important because that's where we live.

NASA, which uses newer ocean measurements and includes estimates for the Arctic unlike NOAA, calculated that July 2017 was the all-time hottest month.

Crouch says this heat is from long-term man-made warming and is unusual because there is no El Nino spiking global temperatures.


Share

1 min read

Published

Source: AAP



Share this with family and friends


Get SBS News daily and direct to your Inbox

Sign up now for the latest news from Australia and around the world direct to your inbox.

By subscribing, you agree to SBS’s terms of service and privacy policy including receiving email updates from SBS.

Follow SBS News

Download our apps

Listen to our podcasts

Get the latest with our News podcasts on your favourite podcast apps.

Watch on SBS

SBS World News

Take a global view with Australia's most comprehensive world news service

Watch now

Watch the latest news videos from Australia and across the world