Cuba records hottest month since 1951, straining electric grid
Havana, Cuba Reuters Cuba in July recorded its hottest month since 1951, officials said, with the soaring temperatures on land and sea straining the country’s decrepit electric grid and pressuring fragile ocean resources. The average temperature in July hit 29.1 degrees Celsius, Cuba’s Meteorological Institute said. The previous record on the Caribbean island, known for […]
July was world’s hottest on record, EU scientists say
Brussels, Belgium Reuters Last month was the hottest July on record, with abnormally high temperatures recorded on both land and sea, the European Union’s Copernicus climate change panel said on Tuesday. A view of sign board warning of extreme heat in Death Valley, California, US, on 15th July, 2023. PICTURE: Reuters/Jorge Garcia/File photo Scientists warned […]
July, 2023, set to be world’s hottest month on record
Reuters July, 2023, is set to upend previous heat benchmarks, UN Secretary-General António Guterres said on Thursday after scientists said it was on track to be the world’s hottest month on record. The UN World Meteorological Organization and European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service also said in a joint statement it was “extremely likely” July, […]