July 2025 Third Hottest on Record | Climate Science Digest
July 2025 was the third hottest July on record, reports Reuters. Turkey set a national record with an all-time high temperature of 50.5°C (122.4°F). Globally, 2023 and 2024 were the hottest and second-hottest Julys ever recorded, respectively.
The Trump administration wants to destroy two NASA satellites which monitor climate change, relays AP News. The satellites are more advanced than any other nation’s technology and have no planned replacement. But their use in climate science means the White House plans to crash them into the Earth’s atmosphere until they burn up.
The extremely remote Heard Island has lost 22% of its glaciers in recent decades, according to a study in The Cryosphere. The discovery illustrates how even places with virtually no human presence can be impacted by humanity’s climate warming activities, explains ABC News.
Pakistan’s recent deadly floods were 10% - 15% worse due to climate change, calculates a new study by World Weather Attribution. At least 300 people died - half of them children - during the floods in June, recalls Deutsche Welle.
Cleaning up smog has made urban heat waves worse, claims a study in Environmental Research Letters. The effect of reducing aerosol pollution - which partially blocks sunlight - has been underestimated, expounds New Scientist.
