The wave of high temperatures this week has reached a global maximum.
Thus, at the beginning of the week, the hottest day on Earth was recorded since measurements were taken.
Scientists have long been warning about climate change, which is now taking its toll.
Hotter summers and milder winters are the new reality in which we live. Thus, at the beginning of this week, on Monday, July 22, the hottest day on Earth was recorded since measurements were taken, according to data from the European Climate Change Service Copernicus.
The global average temperature on Monday was 17,15 degrees, which surpassed the previous record, set just one day earlier. People around the world struggle with unbearable heat.
It is clear that climate change and its impact on the environment are becoming more and more noticeable.
The day after the record was set, the director of Kopernikus pointed out that this situation requires an urgent response if we want to slow down the annual increase in temperatures.
High temperatures have also affected the southern part of Africa, where a record drought has already destroyed crops, so millions of people are threatened with hunger. As a result, five countries had to declare a national disaster, the United Nations warned.
Tropical heat did not bypass Montenegro either, and the highest temperature this year was recorded in Podgorica on July 18. According to official data, it was 40,9 degrees in the capital that day.
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