July could become a historic month for heat as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) says it is monitoring temperatures for new records despite the weeks of record-breaking heat.
The heatwave affecting the Northern Hemisphere this week will intensify and result in increased nighttime temperatures, warned the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Tuesday.
The WMO cautioned that temperatures expected in North America, Asia, North Africa, and the Mediterranean could be above 40 degrees Celsius "for an extended number of days this week as the heatwave intensifies."
Last week, the organization reported that the global average temperature between July 3 and July 9 was 17.18°C, making it the hottest week ever recorded in the world, according to preliminary data.
The WMO states that it is possible that new records may be set in the coming days. The previous European record was 48.8°C, reached in Sicily in August 2021, and the world record is 56.7°C in Death Valley, California, in July 1913.
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