Scientists raise the ALARM: Earth is a territory that cannot be explored

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Scientists raise the ALARM: Earth is a territory that cannot be explored

A series of climate records on temperature, ocean heat and Antarctic sea ice have alarmed some scientists who say their speed and timing is unprecedented. The UN warns that dangerous heat waves in Europe could break other records, writes the BBC. 

Studies are still in progress but scientists already fear some worst-case scenarios. They say that the Earth can no longer be explored, due to global warming from the burning of fossil materials, as well as the El Niño phenomenon. 

This July the world experienced its hottest day ever recorded in the same month, breaking the global average temperature record set in 2016.

The record global average temperature was 17.08 degrees Celsius on July 6, according to the EU's climate monitoring service. Multi-line graph showing global average daily air temperature, with a line for each year between 1940 and 2023. The 2023 line reaches 17.06C on July 6, breaking the previous record from 2016.

The global average temperature in June this year was 1.47 degrees Celsius above the typical June average in the pre-industrial period.

In terms of global average ocean temperature, records have been broken so far, as the figure is approaching the highest temperature ever recorded at the surface of the sea.

But it is the extreme heat in the North Atlantic Ocean that remains particularly alarming to scientists. Alarm bells are ringing for scientists as they try to sort out the exact link to climate change.

Global warming may be reducing ice levels in Antarctica, but the current dramatic decrease may also be due to local weather conditions or ocean currents.


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