Vatican newspaper: 'Red-hot Earth'

July 24, 2015

The front page of the July 24 edition of L'Osservatore Romano featured an article on "still more alarming data on the overheating of the Earth."

The article, entitled "Red-hot Earth," cited a new report from the National Centers for Environmental Information of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The report found that "the first six months of 2015 comprised the warmest such period on record across the world's land and ocean surfaces."

 

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Further information:

• Terra rovente (L'Osservatore Romano)
• Chart-topping June extends Earth’s warmest period on record (Washington Post)
• Global Analysis - June 2015 (NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information)