Global Outlook

 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...