2023-07-14 18:50:07
Red Cross units present to distribute water bottles at the foot of the Acropolis in Athens. SPYROS BAKALIS/AFP
Exceptional heat in part of Europe, China or the United States, overheating of the oceans, record melting of the ice in Antarctica… For several weeks, all the indicators of global warming have turned crimson.
«The current situation is proof that climate change is out of control,” warns UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres. Exceptional heat in part of Europe, China or the United States, overheating of the oceans, record melting of the ice in Antarctica… For several weeks, all the indicators of global warming have turned crimson.
After an already record month of June, the week of July 3 to 9 “was the hottest on record”, according to preliminary data relayed by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The average temperature of the globe reached 17.24°C on July 7, pulverizing the 16.94°C of August 16, 2016. This weekend, the planetary record of 54.4°C set in Death Valley in California could be beat, same place. In Europe, where the high heat of summer 2022 caused more than 60,000 deaths, the Acropolis of Athens was to close during the hottest hours on Friday and Saturday, while in…
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