global average temperatures in early June hit record high, Copernicus says

A planet in overheating since the beginning of the month. The global average temperatures recorded in early June were the hottest ever recorded for this period by the European service Copernicus, beating previous records with a “substantial margin”he announced Thursday, June 15. “The world has just had its warmest start to June on record, following a May that was just 0.1°C cooler than the record”adds Copernicus, whose data goes back for some until 1950.

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According to Copernicus, global temperatures in early June have also exceeded pre-industrial levels by more than 1.5°C, which is the most ambitious limit of the 2015 Paris agreement aimed at limiting warming, mainly caused by our consumption of fossil fuels. This is the first time that this limit has been crossed in June, but it has already been repeatedly in winter and spring in recent years.

These readings come as the El Niño weather phenomenon, usually associated with an increase in global temperatures, has officially begun, recalls Copernicus. The European service also recently indicated that the surface of the oceans had just experienced its warmest May on record.