will or a technological way to save the planet from climate disater? good evening. we are now in an era not of global warming but of global boiling so says the head of the un, as figures suggest thatjuly is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in the world. president biden has said heat is the number one weather related killer in the us, and that no one can continue to deny the impact of climate change. in a moment, we ll be speaking to our correspondents on three continents across the globe, looking at the impact of rising temperatures and action that is being taken but first here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. there has been no let up in the searing weather or the wildfires in parts of southern europe and north africa, with firefighters battling blazes in as many as nine countries. july isn t over yet, but it is already virtually certain to be the hottest month ever recorded on earth, say climate scientists around the world. we have entered the era of glob
courageous and gentle giant. we hear tributes to the met sergeant matt ratana. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. july is set to be the hottest month ever recorded in the world. the head of the united nations says the era of global warming is over and global boiling has begun. the temperature records date back to the 1940s. president date back to the 1940s. biden called climate change president biden called climate change are next to stench of threat. but some experts believe this month has been the hottest globally for 120,000 years and they link it directly to burning fossilfuels. here s our climate editor, justin rowlatt. july isn t over yet but it is set to be the hottest month on earth. an era of global boiling has begun, but do not despair. the era of global boiling has begun, but do not despair- do not despair. the evidence is everywhere- do not despair. the evidence is everywhere. humanity - do not despair. the evidence is everywhere. humanity has
sunshine for the rest of the day. temperature wise, may be a degree or so upon what we ve had earlier in the week that, five to eight celsius. tonight, we hold onto the cloud across large parts of england and wales. where we have the cloud, not quite as cold as where we have clear skies and for scotland and northern ireland we could see dense fog patch is developing as temperatures fall away as low as 7 or minus eight celsius in central scotland, quite a sharp frost there. western fringes also have a frost but less than where we have the cloud. a gloomy day for large parts, a bit of sunshine breaking through the cloud in the morning but after the very cold start scotland and northern ireland and the far north of england will see the best of the sunshine through the afternoon, temperature struggling to get much above two or three degrees in scotland after that cold start. into the weekend, high pressure retreats to the west, allows the floodgates to open to a northerly wind.
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