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Euronews
5 days ago
- Climate
- Euronews
How many tropical nights have occurred across Europe?
Europe saw the second-highest number of tropical nights on record in 2024 due to climate change, according to the EU's Copernicus service (C3S). A tropical night is defined as a night when the temperature does not drop below 20C. Over the past few decades, the number of tropical nights in Europe has been rising. The rate of warming is more than double the global average over the last 30 years. The southeast of Europe was particularly affected, with some areas of southern Greece experiencing up to 55 more tropical nights than average. Much of Italy saw up to 50 additional tropical nights, while western Turkey recorded up to 40 more. Some regions in Croatia, Serbia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria experienced up to 35 extra tropical nights. In June and early July of 2025, many areas across the European continent experienced more tropical nights than usual for that period. Parts of Spain, for example, recorded up to 24 tropical nights in June, which is 18 more than the average for that month. Linked to the marine heatwave in the Mediterranean Sea, coastal areas around the Mediterranean Sea saw around 10 to 15 tropical nights, despite typically not experiencing any in June. A World Weather Attribution study has also found that Sweden endured 10 consecutive tropical nights due to a prolonged Nordic heatwave. "Nighttime temperatures have been made about 2C hotter than they would have been without human-caused climate change, and around 33 times more likely," the report stated. "After a further 1.3C of warming, nighttime temperatures are projected to warm by a further 1.7C, with temperatures like those recorded in 2025 a further seven times more likely to occur. " How do tropical nights affect your health? Tropical nights might mean a sleepless, sweaty time in bed, when bed sheets cling to skin and opening windows brings no respite. Besides being uncomfortable, high nighttime temperatures can pose health risks, as the body may not recover from daytime heat stress as it normally would. Symptoms of heat stress include increased heart rate, dizziness, and, in severe cases, heat stroke. There were estimated to be around 47,700 heat-related deaths in Europe in 2023, and around 61,700 in 2022.
Emirates 24/7
07-08-2025
- Climate
- Emirates 24/7
July was Earth's third-hottest on record, scientists say
Last month was Earth's third-warmest July since records began and included a record national temperature in Türkiye of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), scientists said on Thursday. Last month continued a trend of extreme climate conditions that scientists attribute to man-made global warming, even though there was a pause in record-breaking temperatures for the planet. According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the average global surface air temperature reached 16.68 C in July, which is 0.45 C above the 1991-2020 average for the month. "Two years after the hottest July on record, the recent streak of global temperature records is over – for now," said Carlo Buontempo, Director of C3S. "But this doesn't mean climate change has stopped. We continued to witness the effects of a warming world in events such as extreme heat and catastrophic floods in July." Follow Emirates 24|7 on Google News.
TimesLIVE
07-08-2025
- Science
- TimesLIVE
July was Earth's third hottest on record, included a record for Turkey, EU scientists say
Last month was Earth's third warmest July since records began and included a record national temperature in Turkey of 50.5°C, scientists said on Thursday. Last month continued a trend of extreme climate conditions scientists attribute to man-made global warming, though there was a pause in record-breaking temperatures for the planet. According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the average global surface air temperature reached 16.68°C in July, which is 0.45°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month. 'Two years after the hottest July on record the recent streak of global temperature records is over — for now,' said Carlo Buontempo, director of C3S. 'But this doesn't mean climate change has stopped. We continued to witness the effects of a warming world in events such as extreme heat and catastrophic floods in July.' While not as hot as the record-setting July 2023 and second-warmest July 2024, Earth's average surface temperature last month was still 1.25°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period, when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale. Moreover, the 12-month period from August 2024 to July 2025 was 1.53°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, exceeding the 1.5°C threshold set as a maximum in the Paris Agreement that sought to curb global warming and entered into force in 2016. The main cause of climate change is the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. Last year was the world's hottest year recorded. The world has not yet officially surpassed the 1.5°C target, which refers to a long-term global average temperature over several decades. However, some scientists argue that staying below this threshold is no longer realistically achievable. They are urging governments to accelerate cuts to CO2 emissions to reduce the extent of the overshoot and curb the rise in extreme weather events. The C3S has temperature records dating back to 1940, which are cross-referenced with global data reaching back to 1850.
Al Etihad
07-08-2025
- Climate
- Al Etihad
July was Earth's third-hottest on record, scientists say
7 Aug 2025 11:12 BRUSSELS (WAM)Last month was Earth's third-warmest July since records began and included a record national temperature in Türkiye of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), scientists said on month continued a trend of extreme climate conditions that scientists attribute to man-made global warming, even though there was a pause in record-breaking temperatures for the to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the average global surface air temperature reached 16.68 °C in July, which is 0.45 °C above the 1991-2020 average for the month. "Two years after the hottest July on record, the recent streak of global temperature records is over – for now," said Carlo Buontempo, Director of C3S. "But this doesn't mean climate change has stopped. We continued to witness the effects of a warming world in events such as extreme heat and catastrophic floods in July."
The Hindu
07-08-2025
- Science
- The Hindu
July 2025 was Earth's third-hottest on record, included a record for Turkey, European Union scientists say
Last month was Earth's third warmest July since records began and included a record national temperature in Turkey of 50.5 degrees Celsius (122.9 Fahrenheit), scientists said on Thursday (August 7, 2025). Last month continued a trend of extreme climate conditions that scientists attribute to man-made global warming, even though there was a pause in record-breaking temperatures for the planet. According to the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the average global surface air temperature reached 16.68°C in July, which is 0.45°C above the 1991-2020 average for the month. 'Two years after the hottest July on record, the recent streak of global temperature records is over – for now,' said Carlo Buontempo, director of C3S. 'But this doesn't mean climate change has stopped. We continued to witness the effects of a warming world in events such as extreme heat and catastrophic floods in July.' While not as hot as the record-setting July 2023 and second-warmest July 2024, Earth's average surface temperature last month was still 1.25°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial period, when humans began burning fossil fuels on an industrial scale. Moreover, the 12-month period from August 2024 to July 2025 was 1.53°C warmer than pre-industrial levels, exceeding the 1.5°C threshold that was set as a maximum in the Paris Agreement that sought to curb global warming and entered into force in 2016. The main cause of climate change is the release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels. Last year was the world's hottest year ever recorded. The world has not yet officially surpassed the 1.5°C target, which refers to a long-term global average temperature over several decades. However, some scientists argue that staying below this threshold is no longer realistically achievable. They are urging governments to accelerate cuts to CO2 emissions to reduce the extent of the overshoot and curb the rise in extreme weather events. The C3S has temperature records dating back to 1940, which are cross-referenced with global data reaching as far back as 1850.
