July was Earth’s third-hottest on record, included a record for Turkey, EU scientists say

By Charlotte Van Campenhout

BRUSSELS (Reuters) -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.

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…