It’s not just the UK that is sweltering – last month was the hottest June ever recorded worldwide.
That is according to two US agencies – Nasa and Noaa – who reported that it broke the previous record, set in 2015, by 0.02C (it has been recording temperatures since 1880). This follows a 14-month streak of record-breaking temperatures – something most scientists attributes to greenhouse gas emissions.
Nasa’s Gavin Schmidt said that while the El Niño event in the tropical Pacific this winter boosted global temperatures from October onwards, the effects of global warming is producing these record numbers.
But what’s the impact of this on people’s lives? We want to see photographs and hear stories of the impact of rising global temperatures where you live. Perhaps you’re a farmer whose crop yields have been affected, or your area may have experienced droughts due to soaring temperatures.
Show us the impact of rising global temperatures where you live by sharing your photos and stories below.
