Apocalypse Now: Sweltering Weather Hits Scary New Record
June’s heat broke records, and climate experts say there’s no end in sight.
According to the European climate service Copernicus, for the past 13 months, the global temperature has been 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit warmer “than pre-industrial” times.
This change, which translates to 1.5 degrees Celsius, is a critical marker as it’s the number many nations agreed upon staying below when they joined the Paris Agreement. President Joe Biden rejoined the agreement at the start of his presidency in 2021 after Donald Trump withdrew from it in 2019. The agreement’s purpose is to stave off climate change.