July 2025 was the third-hottest ever recorded, EU scientists say

The world experienced its third-warmest July on record this year, the European Union agency that tracks global warming said Thursday, with temperatures easing slightly for the month as compared with the record high two years ago.

Despite the slightly lower global average temperature, scientists said extreme heat and deadly flooding persisted in July.

“Two years after the hottest July on record, the recent streak of global temperature records is over — for now. But this doesn’t...