- July 3rd, 2023, marked the highest global temperature ever recorded, surpassing 17-degrees Celsius, breaking the previous record from August 2016.
- The southern US suffered under a heat dome, with normally cooler areas such as Antarctica also recording uncommon highs.
- Scientists points to El Niño and human-induced emissions of greenhouse gases as contributors, and predict more record-breakers in the next 1.5 years.
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