New record set for world's hottest day - as scientist warns milestone is a 'death sentence'
New record set for world's hottest day - as scientist warns milestone is a 'death sentence'
The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists. The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction. It comes as the southern US and China have been hit by heatwaves, while temperature...
The world has experienced its hottest day on record, according to meteorologists.
The average global temperature reached 17.01C (62.62F) on Monday, according to the US National Centres for Environmental Prediction.
The figure surpasses the previous record of 16.92C (62.46F) - set back in August 2016.
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The article doesn't make it clear since when average global temperature was being captured and calculated. If that statistic has been calculated for decades, and more data points are added especially closer to the equator how is the average affected over time?