24th July - Today's News: Global Daily Temperature Record Broken Again - Two Days Running

Having reported that on Sunday a new record daily global average temperature reached in July 2024 it's just now been announced that Monday was even hotter as World breaks hottest day record twice in a week

Whilst these new records may have been only fractionally higher than the previous records, set in July last year, what's significant is how much higher all these temperatures are than any previous annual record.   And there is a chance the record could yet be beaten again this summer.

No let up in European heat with Spain and Portugal to be swallowed by 46°C heatwave imminently

And it’s going to hit 90 degrees in Alaska this week

In Canada, Jasper National Park visitors and residents ordered to evacuate as wildfire approaches whilst in the US,  record dry conditions, lightning spark dozens of wildfires across Pacific Northwest

Meanwhile, over the past 12 months Germany records its wettest year ever

Teenager dies after being hit by lightning on mountain in Germany

Streets turn into rivers as Typhoon Gaemi sweeps over Philippines whilst Taiwan grounds flights as it braces for Typhoon Gaemi

At least 229 people dead in Ethiopia after heavy rain causes mudslides

And an unexpected hydrothermal eruption in Yellowstone National Park sends sightseers fleeing