Global Briefing: July 2021 was hottest month ever recorded, scientists warn

Cecilia Keating
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Fire fighters battle wildlfires in Bodrum, Turkey, this summer | Credit: iStock
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Fire fighters battle wildlfires in Bodrum, Turkey, this summer | Credit: iStock

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July was the hottest month on record, US climate scientists warn July 2021 was the hottest month ever recorded on the planet, data released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA)...

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