July 2023 nailed an unfortunate world record: hottest month ever recorded
More than 6.5 billion people faced temperatures exacerbated by climate change
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Phoenix sweltered under an unprecedented 31-day streak of daily temperatures reaching at least 43.3° Celsius (110° Fahrenheit), which only broke on the second to last day of July. Without climate change, the city's scorching July temperatures would have been 3.7 times less likely.
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