It was the real bomb of the Fourth.
Our planet recorded its highest ever global temperature on Monday at 62.6 degrees – only to be surpassed the next day, July 4, at 62.9 degrees, – reported the Institute of Climate Change.
The outlook for the rest of the summer is optimistic, warns Dr. Robert Rohde of Berkeley Earth, an independent environmental data group.
“We may even see some even warmer days over the next 6 weeks” he wrote on Twitterreferring to the alleged wrongdoer of record temperatures.
The key factor this yr is the El Niño weather pattern present in South America, which affects wind and water currents.
It normally brings warm and dry conditions to the northern United States and Canada, while El Niño often increases flooding around the Gulf Coast and Southeastern states, reported by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
![The man wipes his face.](https://nypost.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2023/07/China_Extreme_Weather_67320-6345f.jpg?w=1024)
The The World Meteorological Organization warns that it’s El Niño – a system that happens on average every two to seven years – that’s on its strategy to becoming one of the most influential in recent times.
“The onset of an El Niño will greatly increase the likelihood of breaking temperature records and triggering more extreme heat in lots of parts of the world and oceans,” said WMO Secretary-General Petteri Taalas.
“WMO’s declaration of El Niño is a signal to governments around the world to mobilize preparations to scale back the impact on our health, our ecosystems and our economies,” he added.
The previous record was set in 2016 and amounted to 62.5. Earth’s temperature has been often recorded for 140 years.