Scientists say July hottest month since records started in 1880
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A file photo dated Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, shows cracks formed between animal tracks in the dried-out ground of a forest lake near Erfurt, central Germany. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday Aug. 15, 2019, that July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880. (AP Photo/Jens Meyer, FILE)
FILE – In this file photo dated Thursday, July 25, 2019, a bird sits on a straw bale on a field in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises during an ongoing heatwave in Europe. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday Aug. 15, 2019, that July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, FILE)
FILE – In this file photo dated Thursday, July 25, 2019, a boy jumps into the water at the beach in Barcelona, Spain. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday Aug. 15, 2019, that July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti, FILE)
FILE – In this file photo dated Saturday, July 27, 2019, tourists are reflected in sea water after a hot day during the sunset at Makronissos beach in southeast resort of Asia Napa in the eastern Mediterranean island of Cyprus. The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday Aug. 15, 2019, that July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880. (AP Photo/Petros Karadjias, FILE)
BERLIN — Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.
The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that July was 0.95 degrees Celsius (1.71 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the 20th century average for the month.
The results had been expected after several European countries reported new all-time temperature records in July. Scientists say the upward trend will likely continue because of man-made climate change.
Last month narrowly topped the previous July record, set in 2016, by 0.03 C (0.05 F)
June of this year had already set a sizzling record for that month over the past 140 years.
The year to date is also 0.95 C (1.71 F) above the long-term average, but still slightly behind 2016.
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