Photo: Christoph Reichwein/dpaJuly is set to be the hottest month on record. The first three weeks of July have been the hottest three-week period on record, according to a joint statement published by the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization. This month's record-breaking heat surpasses July 2019, the previous hottest month, and comes on the heels of June setting the record for the hottest June ever. Anthropogenic emissions are ultimately the main driver of these rising temperatures," Carlo Buontempo, director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service, said in a statement published alongside the announcement. This month has included heat waves that have baked much of North America, Asia and Europe, and wildfires that are ravaging Canada and Greece, Copernicus and the WMO said.

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Persons: Christoph Reichwein, Copernicus, It's, Carlo Buontempo, El, Taalas Organizations: World Meteorological Organization, United, El, WMO, El Nino Locations: Greece, Gennadi, Rhodes, Corfu, North America, Asia, Europe, Canada