While much of the attention when it comes to misinformation at the moment is focused on the vaccine, climate change is another issue that is intensely debated as deniers choose to ignore scientific evidence.
The latest set of data they will likely look to discredit is truly difficult to denounce, with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirming that July 2021 was the hottest July on Earth in recorded history.
“July is typically the world’s warmest month of the year, but July 2021 outdid itself as the hottest July and month ever recorded. This new record adds to the disturbing and disruptive path that climate change has set for the globe,” explains NOAA administrator Rick Spinrad, Ph.D.
(2 of 5) #July 2021 global surface temp was 1.67°F (0.93°C) above avg — making it the hottest July recorded to date.https://t.co/xKGLizOml4 via @NOAANCEIclimate #StateOfClimate report #July2021 pic.twitter.com/8hHkF8ndVM
— NOAA (@NOAA) August 13, 2021
Looking closer at some of the data that NOAA recorded, the organisation noted that the combined land and ocean surface temperature was 0.93 of a degrees celsius above the 20th century average of 15.8 degrees celsius. It makes it the hottest July since records began 142 years ago.
Other findings include the continent of Asia also recording its hottest July, which was higher than the previous record set in 2010. As for Europe, it had its second hottest July on record, tying with July 2010. Also, North America, South America, Africa and Oceania all had their top 10 warmest July’s.
With sustainability being a trendy topic in technology, and consumer technology in particular, at the moment, it looks like more efforts need to be made in order to address the climate change problem.
This as predictions of rising temperatures from 2019 look to be accurate, placing even greater importance on battling global warming.
Citing a recent IPCC report, Spinrad adds that, “Scientists from across the globe delivered the most up-to-date assessment of the ways in which the climate is changing. It is a sobering IPCC report that finds that human influence is, unequivocally, causing climate change, and it confirms the impacts are widespread and rapidly intensifying.”
“We have a narrow window of time to avoid very costly, deadly, and irreversible future climate impacts. It is the consensus of the world’s scientists that we need strong, and sustained reduction in greenhouse gases. Addressing the climate crisis is a top priority for the Biden Administration and NOAA is and will continue to support that work,” he concluded.
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