June sets 13th consecutive monthly heat record. String may end soon, but dangerous heat won’t

According to the European climate service Copernicus, the series of record-breaking warm months on Earth continued for more than a year through June.

Scientists say there is hope the planet will soon see an end to the record-breaking heat wave, but not yet to the climate chaos that came with it.

Global temperatures in June were record highs for the 13th consecutive month and it was the 12th consecutive month that the Earth was 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than in pre-industrial times, Copernicus said in an early announcement on Monday.

"It's a clear warning that we are ...