July 2015: There is no reason to be frustrated if you were sweating a bit more than usual in July. There is nothing wrong with you or your sweat glands, it's just that July this year turned out to be the hottest month that has been recorded.
The global average temperature for land and ocean surfaces exceeded the entire 20th century average by 1,46 degrees Fahrenheit (0,81 degrees Celsius), say the researchers of NOAA. Besides, it surpassed the previous record of July 1998 by 0,14 degrees Fahrenheit (0,08 degrees Celsius).
Not to prolong the agony, this July recorded a global average temperature of 61,86 Fahrenheit degrees (16.61 degrees Celsius), the highest of 1880 that started the record.
The surfaces of the earth and the oceans were particularly hot.
Its average temperature surfaceof land recorded across the planet last July was 1,73 degrees Fahrenheit (0,96 degrees Celsius) above the 20th century average and the 6th largest so far on record.
As for the average temperature at the surface of the ocean, it exceeded the average of 20 century, although only at 1,35 degrees Fahrenheit (0,75 degrees Celsius).
"This was the highest temperature for each month in the record from 1880-2015, surpassing the previous record in July 2014 0,13 degrees Fahrenheit (0,07 degrees Celsius),Say NOAA researchers.
Obviously, this particularly hot temperature on the surface of the ocean was the result of recording in large parts of the Pacific and the Indian Ocean.
These striking temperatures, it should not be surprising that the first half of this year is also the hottest record, with the average temperature for the period January to July exceeding the average of the 20 century with 1,53 Fahrenheit grades 0,85 degrees Celsius).
The Arctic Sea ice was also hit
Satellite data shows that, this July, the average extent of Arctic sea ice was about 350.000 square miles (about 910.000 square kilometers) below the average reported between 1981 and 2010. So, yes, the Arctic is really melting.
In turn, the Antarctic appears to be growing, this July sea ice grew by 240.000 square miles (620.000 square kilometers) above the 1981-2010 average. Unfortunately, that doesn't mean global warming isn't happening.
Instead, it was 2012 that NASA showed that the reason Antarctica seems to be expanding is due to the thinning of the ozone layer above this part of the world. Ozone absorbs solar energy and this means lower temperatures.
Besides, the rise in temperature in temperate latitudes influences the dynamics of polar winds. In turn, this translates into a new ice formation plan and ice loss in Antarctica.
Source: thegreeksenergy.com, softpedia.com
