July was Earth's third-warmest on record, EU scientists say

July was Earth’s third-warmest on record, EU scientists say Science Aug 7, 2025 10:02 AM EDT

ROME (AP) — The world experienced it’s third-warmest July on record this year, the European Union agency that tracks global warming said Thursday, after two consecutive years when temperatures soared past previous records.

Despite a slightly lower global average temperature, the scientists said extremes — including heat and deadly floods — persisted in July.

“Two years after the hottest July on record, the recent streak of global temperature records is over — for now. But this doesn’t mean climate change has stopped,” said Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service. “We continued to witness the effects of a warming world.”

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