The extreme heat trends are likely to be in reports by US authorities as July 2023 is likely to be the hottest month on the Earth in hundreds of years. NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt said on Thursday that July 2023 could be the worlds hottest month in hundreds, if not thousands, of years.The announcement was made during the meeting at NASAs Washington headquarters in the presence of climate experts and several other leaders, including Bill Nelson, NASA administrator, and chief scientist and senior climate adviser Kate Calvin.The meeting was held keeping the climate in mind which is on full display this summer. Deadly floods and wildfire smoke has choked many places in the world. Moreover, the world is witnessing the breaking temperature records.“We are seeing unprecedented changes all over the world,” Schmidt said.Meanwhile, they also said that it is shocking, but they are not surprised about it. “There has been a decade-on-decade increase in temperatures throughout the last four decades.”Earth saw its hottest June on record, according to Nasas global temperature analysis, the agency announced last week.Scientists also anticipate that 2024 could be even hotter than 2023, as an El Nino weather pattern – known for a tendency to boost global temperatures is likely to be on peak toward the end of 2023.they also added that during the last major El Nino, from 2014 to 2016, the Earth witnessed the breaking global temperature record, and 2016 is currently the Earths hottest year ever recorded, Schmidt said.Experts at the meeting also raised the alarm about the changes Earth is experiencing and said they are directly linked to greenhouse gas emissions, though they stopped short of naming the source of the majority of those emissions: fossil fuels.
