Hottest July on record and possibly in the last 120,000 years, say scientists 

Low water levels due to a heatwave at Woodhead Reservoir in Longdendale, Derbyshire.

July 2023 is on track to be the hottest month ever recorded, and may be the hottest month in the last 120,000 years, scientists have said.

Temperature readings of the air and sea as well as losses of Antarctic sea ice have all smashed previous records this summer, manifesting in relentlessly extreme heatwaves and wildfires around the world.