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June Was The Hottest Month Ever Recorded On Earth

June Was The Hottest Month Ever Recorded On Earth

The European Satellite Agency confirmed the news

Rebecca Shepherd

Rebecca Shepherd

There's no denying it, June was blazing but would you believe that it actually became the hottest month ever recorded on Earth, according to the European Satellite Agency?

This means that across the entire globe, temperatures have never been as high ever before following a record-breaking heatwave across Western Europe.

This might not be all that surprising given that parts of the UK was blasted with temperatures of up to 35C on one of the last days of June.

Warnings were issued regarding barbecues, fires started all thanks to the ball of fire in the sky and if you were at Glastonbury, well, we just hope you packed your sun cream along with the wet wipes.

Let's not forget that last June was up there with the best/worst (depending on how you look at it) weather as a mini-heatwave hit the sixth month of the year which was set to be the hottest for the UK in 42 years.

A boy refreshes in a fountain in Berlin, Germany, Sunday, June 30, 2019.
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The Independent spoke to Professor Hannah Cloke, natural hazards researcher at the University of Reading, who said: "We knew June was hot in Europe, but this study shows that that temperature records haven't just been broken. They have been obliterated.

"This is the hottest June on record in Europe by a country mile, and the warmest June we have ever seen globally.

"Heatwaves occur in any climate, but we know that heatwaves are becoming much more likely due to climate change. The global climate just keeps getting hotter, as greenhouse gases continue to build up, as scientists have predicted for decades."

A man covers his head with a piece of cloth during a heatwave in Rawalpindi, Pakistan, on June 29, 2019.
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People play in a fountain in Milan, Italy, on June 29, 2019.
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You might want to wait before packing away the shorts and shoving the fan back on top of the wardrobe because it's expected that Britain is set for the hottest July on record as well after odds were slashed.

We all know that when bookmakers slash their odds, there might be something in it. So, with bets that July being the hottest on record going to 6-4 from 2-1 things are looking... well, probable.

As well as bets for July, the bookies also make it 1-2 that this summer will be the hottest ever (we've already got June in the bag) and it's 4-5 for there to be a hosepipe ban.

Could we be set for a July scorcher?
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Speaking to the Metro, Coral spokesman John Hill said: "The mini heatwave over the last couple of days has prompted a flurry of bets on next month being the hottest July on record as many punters feel as though the hot weather is going to continue."

Let's not even think about what this means for hay fever sufferers...

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Topics: Weather, World News, News