The world has its hottest year since records began. A report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service said every month in the past 12 months temperature records. Every month more than 1.5 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial averages. The industrial period in the mid-nineteenth century. This is when we to fossil fuels on a large scale. Researcher Carlo Buontempo, director of Copernicus, said the results of the report show a "large and continuing shift" in climate change. He : "We are bound to see new records being as the climate continues to . This is inevitable, unless we putting greenhouse gases into the atmosphere and the oceans."
Extreme heat has countries across the planet this year. Scientists say we at the beginning of an era that will more heat-related disasters. In the past year, Earth was 1.64ºC hotter than in pre-industrial times. Extreme temperatures are being all across California in the USA. In Death Valley, the mercury hit 53.9º Celsius earlier this week. Meanwhile, Las Vegas its all-time heat record. The temperature there a scorching 48.9ºC. In the past year, countries have extreme heat across all continents. This has wildfires, drought and death. In Saudi Arabia last month, over 1,000 people and died on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Climate scientist Aditi Mukherji said this Earth is in crisis.
