July 2022 third-hottest on record, with extreme heat to become more common 

High temperatures could lead to disruptions in sectors like agriculture. Picture: Denis Boyle

Last month was the third-hottest July ever recorded, with record-breaking temperatures across the Northern Hemisphere and dryer than average conditions in much of Europe just a taste of what is to come.

That is according to data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), which added that the globe was close to 0.4C above the 30-year 1991-2020 period, marginally cooler than July 2019 and marginally warmer than July 2016.