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Map showing the anomalies in temperature during the 5-day period of 25-29 June 2019. (Credit: ECMWF, Copernicus Climate Change Service)
In response to news on Tuesday that a European Union satellite agency declared last month the hottest June ever recorded, 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "Maybe, just maybe, it's time to start treating this like a crisis and not a hoax."
With campaigners across the world demanding leaders respond to the crisis of the rapidly heating planet as the "climate emergency" it is, Sanders was responding to a tweet by 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben noting new data released by the UN-supported Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) that showed global temperatures last month were the highest ever recorded for June since records began in the late 19th century.
\u201cEuropean satellite agency concludes that June was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, our planet. \nhttps://t.co/qesjAC5yHn\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1562086745
As the story by the Independent newspaper on the temperature data was poorly worded or incorrectly reported, McKibben later returned to Twitter to clarify the report's findings, but he made it clear the reality should still be met with serious alarm:
\u201cCheerful news I know will make everyone feel better: the Independent has corrected their story, it's only the hottest June ever recorded on planet earth. So, nothing at all to worry about.\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1562086745
According to C3S, average temperatures across Europe "were more than 2degC above normal" and the "global-average temperature for June 2019 was also the highest on record for the month."
\u201cAccording to data from Copernicus, this past June was the warmest June on record. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming https://t.co/YYlymNDs0b\u201d— Dr. Mark H. Shapiro (@Dr. Mark H. Shapiro) 1562086605
Globally, the temperature average, the group noted, was about 0.1degC higher than that of the previous warmest June, in 2016, following a strong El Nino event.
\u201cSummer has just begun for many, but already temperature records are being broken.\n\n@CopernicusECMWF\u00a0just reported that last month was the hottest June EVER. We need to act like this is the climate emergency it is. Join the Sept 20 #ClimateStrike https://t.co/sYhos065GS\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1562105362
While a widespread heatwave in the last weeks of the month pushed up the average for Europe, Jean-Noel Thepaut, who heads C3S, said that even as the heatwave itself cannot be directly attributed to the global climate crisis, it fits very much in line with what the scientific community has warned.
"Although local temperatures may have been lower or higher than those forecast, our data show that the temperatures over the southwestern region of Europe during the last week of June were unusually high," Thepaut. "Although this was exceptional, we are likely to see more of these events in the future due to climate change."
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In response to news on Tuesday that a European Union satellite agency declared last month the hottest June ever recorded, 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "Maybe, just maybe, it's time to start treating this like a crisis and not a hoax."
With campaigners across the world demanding leaders respond to the crisis of the rapidly heating planet as the "climate emergency" it is, Sanders was responding to a tweet by 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben noting new data released by the UN-supported Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) that showed global temperatures last month were the highest ever recorded for June since records began in the late 19th century.
\u201cEuropean satellite agency concludes that June was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, our planet. \nhttps://t.co/qesjAC5yHn\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1562086745
As the story by the Independent newspaper on the temperature data was poorly worded or incorrectly reported, McKibben later returned to Twitter to clarify the report's findings, but he made it clear the reality should still be met with serious alarm:
\u201cCheerful news I know will make everyone feel better: the Independent has corrected their story, it's only the hottest June ever recorded on planet earth. So, nothing at all to worry about.\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1562086745
According to C3S, average temperatures across Europe "were more than 2degC above normal" and the "global-average temperature for June 2019 was also the highest on record for the month."
\u201cAccording to data from Copernicus, this past June was the warmest June on record. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming https://t.co/YYlymNDs0b\u201d— Dr. Mark H. Shapiro (@Dr. Mark H. Shapiro) 1562086605
Globally, the temperature average, the group noted, was about 0.1degC higher than that of the previous warmest June, in 2016, following a strong El Nino event.
\u201cSummer has just begun for many, but already temperature records are being broken.\n\n@CopernicusECMWF\u00a0just reported that last month was the hottest June EVER. We need to act like this is the climate emergency it is. Join the Sept 20 #ClimateStrike https://t.co/sYhos065GS\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1562105362
While a widespread heatwave in the last weeks of the month pushed up the average for Europe, Jean-Noel Thepaut, who heads C3S, said that even as the heatwave itself cannot be directly attributed to the global climate crisis, it fits very much in line with what the scientific community has warned.
"Although local temperatures may have been lower or higher than those forecast, our data show that the temperatures over the southwestern region of Europe during the last week of June were unusually high," Thepaut. "Although this was exceptional, we are likely to see more of these events in the future due to climate change."
In response to news on Tuesday that a European Union satellite agency declared last month the hottest June ever recorded, 2020 Democratic candidate Sen. Bernie Sanders said, "Maybe, just maybe, it's time to start treating this like a crisis and not a hoax."
With campaigners across the world demanding leaders respond to the crisis of the rapidly heating planet as the "climate emergency" it is, Sanders was responding to a tweet by 350.org co-founder Bill McKibben noting new data released by the UN-supported Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) that showed global temperatures last month were the highest ever recorded for June since records began in the late 19th century.
\u201cEuropean satellite agency concludes that June was the hottest month ever recorded on earth, our planet. \nhttps://t.co/qesjAC5yHn\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1562086745
As the story by the Independent newspaper on the temperature data was poorly worded or incorrectly reported, McKibben later returned to Twitter to clarify the report's findings, but he made it clear the reality should still be met with serious alarm:
\u201cCheerful news I know will make everyone feel better: the Independent has corrected their story, it's only the hottest June ever recorded on planet earth. So, nothing at all to worry about.\u201d— Bill McKibben (@Bill McKibben) 1562086745
According to C3S, average temperatures across Europe "were more than 2degC above normal" and the "global-average temperature for June 2019 was also the highest on record for the month."
\u201cAccording to data from Copernicus, this past June was the warmest June on record. #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming https://t.co/YYlymNDs0b\u201d— Dr. Mark H. Shapiro (@Dr. Mark H. Shapiro) 1562086605
Globally, the temperature average, the group noted, was about 0.1degC higher than that of the previous warmest June, in 2016, following a strong El Nino event.
\u201cSummer has just begun for many, but already temperature records are being broken.\n\n@CopernicusECMWF\u00a0just reported that last month was the hottest June EVER. We need to act like this is the climate emergency it is. Join the Sept 20 #ClimateStrike https://t.co/sYhos065GS\u201d— 350 dot org (@350 dot org) 1562105362
While a widespread heatwave in the last weeks of the month pushed up the average for Europe, Jean-Noel Thepaut, who heads C3S, said that even as the heatwave itself cannot be directly attributed to the global climate crisis, it fits very much in line with what the scientific community has warned.
"Although local temperatures may have been lower or higher than those forecast, our data show that the temperatures over the southwestern region of Europe during the last week of June were unusually high," Thepaut. "Although this was exceptional, we are likely to see more of these events in the future due to climate change."