The UK just had its hottest June in 139 years of records, with climate change a factor
PBS NewsHourJul 03, 2023
The Facts
On Thursday, the UN warned that new data from the World Meteorological Organization, collected in partnership with the European Copernicus Climate Change Service, indicates that July will be the hottest month ever recorded on Earth.
The warning comes as the first three weeks of July have seen records broken for the warmest periods ever observed. The month saw average global surface air temperature reach 19.95°C, as well as the three hottest days on record.
The Spin
Pro-establishment narrative
July 2023 is on the verge of breaking heat records globally and surpassing June as the hottest month on record, which could mean we're currently seeing the highest temperatures for 125K years. El Niño may be partially contributing to this warming trend, but humans are undoubtedly driving up global temperatures through fossil fuel use and rising carbon emissions. Without dramatic changes in human activities, this heat will only intensify.
Establishment-critical narrative
Summer season in the Northern Hemisphere is seeing warm temperatures — this is precisely as it should be. Yet, global warming alarmists are now weaponizing high temperatures by cherry-picking data, selectively choosing the starting and ending points in datasets even though evidence indicates heat waves were much worse a century ago than today. The facts show there is no reason to panic about climate change.
