"What those sober numbers indicate is how the climate crisis is tightening its grip on us," said Stefan Rahmstorf, a climate scientist at the Potsdam Institute for Climate Research, who wasn't part of the research. This quote emphasizes the increasing severity of climate change and its impacts on global temperatures, illustrating the urgency of addressing the climate crisis as record temperatures continue to be set.
Copernicus Director Carlo Buontempo stated, "July was the first time in more than a year that the world did not set a record, a tad behind 2023, but because June 2024 was so much hotter than June 2023, this summer as a whole was the hottest." This highlights the ongoing trend of rising global temperatures and the significant impact of individual months contributing to yearly records.
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