Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year. - REUTERS
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00:00Last month was the hottest June on record, according to the EU's climate change observer
00:06on Monday, and that continues a streak of exceptional temperatures that experts warn
00:11put 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded ever.
00:16Every month since June 2023, the last 13 months in a row, has ranked as the planet's hottest
00:23since records began, the EU's Copernicus climate change service said.
00:28The latest data suggests 2024 will overtake 2023 after human-caused climate change and
00:33the El Nino natural weather phenomenon both pushed temperatures to record highs in the
00:39year so far, scientists have said.
00:42Climate scientist Friederike Otto said the results are not a shock.
00:46It is totally not a surprise to see the June record being broken after the May record having
00:51been broken after the April record, so we have had these 12 months of record hot month,
00:58which is because we have also record high levels of greenhouse gas emissions because
01:04of the burning of fossil fuels.
01:06It means much more heavy rainfall events with devastating floods as a consequence, which
01:12do violate the right to life, the right to housing, the right to a free culture and social
01:18life for many, many people and that is why we care about climate change and that is why
01:25these records are so worrying.
01:27The impact of climate change has already been devastating this year, with over a thousand
01:32deaths during the Hajj pilgrimage last month and other heat deaths were recorded in places
01:37like New Delhi and amongst Greek tourists.
01:40Despite the cyclical nature of the El Nino phenomenon, which adds to rising global temperatures,
01:46the responsibility lies on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from activities like burning
01:51fossil fuels to address climate change.
01:54Despite promises to curb global warming, countries have so far failed collectively to reduce
01:59these emissions, pushing temperatures steadily higher for decades.