June breaks heat records, 2024 could be the world's hottest year

Last month was the hottest June on record across the globe, the EU's climate monitor said Monday, capping half a year of wild and destructive weather from floods to heatwaves.

Construction workers drink water in Folsom. California's biggest power utility had warned of potential outages as the state faces a period of high wildfire risk and power demand surges to keep air conditioners running, with temperatures in Sacramento remaining above 110F (38C) for daytime highs this week, National Weather Service computer models show

A pedestrian shelters beneath an umbrella during high temperatures in the Dokki district of Giza. Egypt has allocated $1.18 billion for extra energy imports, seeking to eliminate scheduled power cuts before the end of July and tackle an issue that’s causing misery for millions as temperatures soar.

A tourist cools down with an electric handheld fan outside the Acropolis ancient site during high temperatures in Athens. Greece has so far been at the epicenter Europe's summer heat, with the country recording its hottest June day earlier this month.

Tourists at a water fountain in the Old Town district of Kotor, Montenegro. Climate change means this year is on track to be the hottest on record, with the death toll from searing temperatures and extreme weather events climbing from India and Saudi Arabia to the US and Brazil.

Mist dispensers cool Muslim pilgrims at the base of Saudi Arabia's Mount Arafat. Temperatures in Mecca, Islam's holiest city, soared to a scorching 51.8 degrees Celsius during the peak of the Hajj pilgrimage.

Uttar Pradesh and parts of Haryana-Chandigarh-Delhi saw heatwaves, some reaching severe levels, in June.

People enjoy a swim on a hot summer day in Vastra Hamnen in Malmo, southern Sweden. A heat wave brought the hottest temperatures so far this year and air temperatures crossed the 30-degree Celcius mark on June 27.

A man douses himself with water to cool off during an extreme heatwave in Iraq.

The global average temperature notched last month broke the previous June record set in 2023.