The month of July has been marked as the world’s hottest month ever recorded, and it remains very likely that 2021 will rank among the 10 warmest years on record, new data has revealed.

According to new global data released by the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), extreme heat is also a reflection of the long-term changes outlined in a major report released this week by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).