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World’s hottest day ever recorded on July 3

 On July 3, 2023, the world witnessed the hottest day ever, according to a recent report from the National Centers for Environmental Prediction (NCEP) in the United States . The average temperature of the world reached 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.62 degrees Fahrenheit) on July 3, breaking the August 2016 record of 16.92 degrees Celsius (62.46 degrees Fahrenheit). In recent weeks, the southern United States has suffered due to heat waves. In the People's Republic of China, temperatures remained over 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit). Temperatures in the North African region have reached nearly 50 degrees Celsius (122 degrees Fahrenheit). Antarctica, which is witnessing the winter season, has seen unusually warm temperatures. The Vernadsky Research Base, located in a Ukrainian Antarctic research station at Marina Point on Galindez Island in the Argentine Islands, has set a new July temperature record of 8.7 degrees Celsius (47.6 degrees Fahrenheit). Friederike Otto, a climatol...

World Bank says India could face heat waves beyond human survival in future

 According to a new report, severe heat waves, which have caused thousands of deaths across India over the past few decades, are occurring more frequently than ever before. Soon, the nation may experience heat waves that are too intense for humans to survive, making it one of the first places in the world to do so. The country is reportedly experiencing higher temperatures that arrive earlier and last much longer, according to a World Bank report titled "Climate Investment Opportunities in India 's Cooling Sector." "India had a terrible early spring heat wave in April 2022 that brought the nation to a stop and caused temperatures in the capital, New Delhi, to rise to 46 degrees Celsius (C) (114 degrees Fahrenheit). The warmest month ever recorded was March, which had very high temperature rises "It stated. The two-day "India Climate and Development Partners' Meet," which is being organized by the World Bank in collaboration with the Kerala governme...