Record July Heat in Regions Home to 900m People
Record July heat spread across 33 countries and put about 900 million people in regions facing drought, wildfires and higher food insecurity risk.
- An AFP analysis of Copernicus data found that 33 countries recorded their hottest July on record, confirming widespread extreme heat across the globe during the month.
- Developing El Niño conditions in the equatorial Pacific, combined with human-driven climate change, amplified temperatures across Central America and the Sahel.
- Approximately 900 million people reside in regions that experienced their hottest July, including 110 million in Central and South America and nearly 120 million Europeans in record-heat zones.
- Firefighters in Spain and near Tirana worked through Sunday to contain blazes; in Huelva, authorities evacuated 470 locals while crews battled flames affecting nearly 4,000 hectares.
- The United Nations World Food Programme warns that Central America faces increased food insecurity, with an additional 16 million people potentially affected by the end of 2027.
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Heat: record month of July in areas where 900 million people live
Varmerecordene haglet flere steder i verden i juli. Totalt opplevde 900 million mennesker en rekordvarm juli der de bor, viser tall fra EUs klimaovervåkingstjeneste Copernicus.
Record July heat in regions home to 900m people
Regions home to around 900 million people experienced their hottest July on record in 2026, including in the Sahel, Central America, France and Spain, according to AFP analysis of Copernicus data.Some 33 countries recorded their hottest July since records began, according to a detailed analysis of billions of data points from Copernicus's ERA5 climate model.Some...
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