Extreme heat sweeps the world from Europe to the US and Japan
Al JazeeraJul 05, 2023
The Facts
Top NASA climatologist Gavin Schmidt has stated that this July may be the world's hottest month in "hundreds, if not thousands, of years" as unprecedented heat waves are recorded in China, Europe, and the US.
The director of the Goddard Institute for Space Studies made this warning on Thursday during a meeting that gathered climate experts and other leaders, including NASA administrator Bill Nelson and chief scientist and senior climate adviser Kate Calvin.
The Spin
Left narrative
July 2023 is on the verge of breaking heat records globally and surpassing June as the hottest month on record, which depending on the source, spans back to four and eight decades — or even 125K years. While El Niño partially contributes to this trend, it's humans who are essentially driving global temperatures up through fossil fuel and carbon emissions. Without dramatic changes, the heat will only intensify.
Right narrative
It's summer season in the Northern Hemisphere, and it's hot, exactly as it should be. Yet, liberal global warming alarmists are now weaponizing high temperatures by absurdly claiming that Earth is at the hottest point in human history and focusing on places that have always been hot, such as Death Valley and Phoenix.
