Hot. Forest fires. Heavy rain. Typhoons and hurricanes. Most of the northern hemisphere is hit by these extreme weather conditions summer.

It may take scientists a while to figure out what’s really going on.

But in recent weeks, important meteorological records have been reached in record time, which has experts worried.

This is some data that reflects the magnitude of what happened on Earth this summer. Let’s see how it relates to climate change.

In the UK, the cool days of early summer may seem like a distant memory after weeks of uncertain weather, but this year Britons recorded the hottest June on record.

A record number of temperatures were achieved in 72 of the 97 areas in England where temperature data was collected.

Scientists from the Met Office say climate change has at least a chance of breaking previous records twice as likely.

In the Mediterranean, millions of people saw up close what extreme heat feels like when two searing heat waves, called Cerberus and Charonwhose name is taken from the menacing figures of ancient Greek mythology, is sweeping across countries in this region.

In the Italyin all cities it was announced Danger sign. In Rome, tourists faint when the temperature goes above 40°C.

The Acropolis of Athens, Greece’s most popular tourist attraction, had to close to protect visitors from the potentially deadly heat.

In Algeria and Tunisia the temperature reached 48 °C.

In turn, the heat created the dry conditions necessary for the wildfires that raged across the Mediterranean.

In the case of GreeceThat big fire Forest fires that burned July 1 to 25 emitted one million tons of carbon dioxide, the largest amount ever recorded in a forest fire in the country in July.

* CO2e is a calculation of carbon emissions that includes greenhouse gases such as methane.

Scientists from the World Weather Attribution group, which analyzes the role of global warming in extreme weather events, after studying the data concluded that a heat wave was imminent. “practically impossible” without climate change induced by humans.

Atmospheric warming due to burning fossil fuels made the heat wave in Southern Europe 2.5°C warmer than before.

Scientists believe that Boy which starts in June could make this year the hottest on record.

This powerful natural phenomenon, associated with higher temperatures, occurs every two to seven years when warm water rises to the surface of the Pacific off the coast of South America.

While millions of people were in dire need of relief from the heat, on July 26th China and the Philippines they were hit by heavy rain and record strong winds.

Typhoon Doksuri battered cities and coastlines across East Asia for a week.

More than one million people were evacuated when wind speeds reached 240 km/h. In Beijing, the capital of China, the amount of rainfall that fell broke records for the last 140 years.

The flood damaged roads and bridges, sank cars and destroyed construction sites.

In the Philippines, at least 26 passengers on a ferry died near Manila when they became wedged into the side of a ship tilted by winds, causing it to capsize.

Warmer temperatures provide more favorable conditions for this type of storm.

In the months before the typhoon hit, China, South Korea and other regions in East Asia experienced record-high heat.

Scientists from the World Weather Attribution group say climate change caused a heat wave in July in China 50 times more likely that it happened

Maui Island, in Hawaiifaced a fire on August 8 that turned into a death trap.

In the coastal town of Lahaina, residents said warning sirens did not sound. Some people fled into the sea to try to escape the growing flames.

Much of the island was in the grip of drought, meaning the dry vegetation provided ideal fuel for the spread of the fires, which were fueled by strong winds from a storm that occurred around the same time.

Hawaii’s complex mix of human and land management structures means that while climate change may be contributing to the fires, it remains unclear to what extent it plays a significant role, according to climate scientists and fire experts.

A few days later, on August 19, the fire season started very early in the east Canada devastated the western province of British Columbia.

For this reason, authorities ordered the evacuation of around 15,000 homes, while hundreds of kilometers to the north, large fires threatened the city of Yellowknife, in the Northwest Territories.

So far in Canada some 15.6 million hectares have burned, more than the states of New York or England.

Currently, at least 1,000 fire hotspots are still active Canada is experiencing its worst wildfire season.

The way humans manage forests has contributed greatly to fires, but climate change is also fueling fires: drying out vegetation, causing earlier snowmelt and warming the ground than ever before.

Scientists predict that as global warming increases, forest fires will become more devastating.

A study by the group World Weather Attribution found that climate change is making the hot, dry and windy conditions that make forest fires in Quebec at least twice as likely and 20 to 50 per cent more intense.

On August 21, California, a US state usually prone to wildfires, experienced its first tropical storm in 84 years.

Hurricane Hilary, a short-lived storm, hit northern Mexico and killed at least one person when a family of five was swept out to sea before moving toward California.

About 26 million people in the state are at risk of flooding and 25,000 homes in Los Angeles were without power as the storm got worse.

Palm Springs has it hour of heaviest rain ever recorded in the city, according to California Governor Gavin Newsom. In Death Valley, floods fill the iconic arid landscape with water, turning the valley into a rushing river.

It’s too early to say whether climate change is increasing the likelihood of these storms, but scientists anticipate that higher temperatures will lead to more intense storms in the future, as more heat in the ocean creates more energy for storms to occur.

The planet’s waters were hotter than ever this summer: a devastating marine heat wave broke global average temperature records.

Heat accumulation on the ocean’s surface may have driven strong Atlantic storms in late August.

Hurricane Hilary is a reminder that the year is not over: the Atlantic hurricane season has just begun and is expected to be stronger than usual.

The impact of extreme weather in various countries is a reminder that human response is very important.

The UN and leading climate scientists again urged governments to fulfill their promises to urgently tackle the climate crisis.

Scientists say what has happened in recent months is a sign of things to come as climate change worsens.

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