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Scientists Confirm July Set New Global Heat Record

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In this file photo dated Thursday, July 25, 2019, a bird sits on a straw bale on a field in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun rises during an ongoing heatwave in Europe. (AP Photo/Michael Probst, FILE)

BERLIN (AP) - Meteorologists say July was the hottest month measured on Earth since records began in 1880.

The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday that July was 0.95 degrees Celsius (1.71 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than the 20th century average for the month.


JULY:-- Hottest month on record-- 2nd highest land surface temps-- 415th consecutive months of temps above 20th century avg-- Record low Arctic sea ice-- Heat waves in Alaska, Europehttps://t.co/lbSDucznY6 pic.twitter.com/Velv7DnBYo

— Alex Guillén (@alexcguillen) August 15, 2019

The results had been expected after several European countries reported new all-time temperature records in July. Scientists say the upward trend will likely continue because of man-made climate change.

Last month narrowly topped the previous July record, set in 2016, by 0.03 C (0.05 F)

June of this year had already set a sizzling record for that month over the past 140 years.

The year to date is also 0.95 C (1.71 F) above the long-term average, but still slightly behind 2016.