The Earth has warmed up to the maximum level in 4000 years Bashny.Net

According to preliminary data, NASA, as well as the Yaponskogo Meteorological Agency , July 2015 was the hottest month in the world for all time observation, that is, from the late 19th century.

Scientists have studied the circumstantial evidence: tree rings, ice cores and coral formations on the ocean floor. These data suggest that the Earth is now heated up to the maximum level over the past 4,000 years .

Statistics collected by NASA will be more refined and analyzed in the coming weeks and months, but now it appears that the temperature in July 2015 0, 02ºC higher than the previous record set in July 2011. Each month of this year, one of the four hottest months of the relevant ever recorded, according to NASA.

NASA and other agencies use slightly different methods for calculating the average monthly and annual mean temperature, so the results are slightly different, although the base of the statistics they are practically identical. For example, the following graph shows the average temperature in July for the 1890-2015 years, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.



Apparently, this year also set an absolute record for all time measurements if the fall in the world is not sharply colder. But this is unlikely to happen, given the onset temperature anomaly Эль-Ниньо, which this year is expected to особенно strong .

The hottest month in human history has led to the fact that in many cities of Europe, Asia and America delivered the absolute temperature records for all the measurements. The streets are literally melted asphalt, and on the hood of a car, you can fry an egg.



Minsk, August 11, 2015. Photos from the Imager: Alexander Vasyukovich i>

For example, July 9, in Madrid was recorded temperature of 39, 9ºC in the shade. Germany updated national record on July 5 - 40, 3ºC in the Bavarian town of Kitzingen.

Media reported "thousands of deaths" due to the heat in India, Pakistan, Egypt and other countries.

With an increase in the average temperature of even a few degrees, scientists predict catastrophic consequences: rising sea levels, periods of extreme heat, the mass extinction of species and increase the number of natural disasters. Perhaps last July was a kind of warning to mankind.

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Source: geektimes.ru/post/260468/