The strong heat waves that hit the world this year, particularly last July, which was considered the hottest month in history, increasingly put the world on alert about the effects of global warming.
The strong heat that was felt only further accentuated the devastating effects of global warming that are already beginning to be felt strongly, putting the various ecosystems on the planet at risk.
In Europe and part of Asia, thermometers soared and recorded temperatures above normal at this time of year with average temperatures above 35 degrees.
France, Germany and Japan were the countries that suffered most from the high temperatures and people were forced to resort to alternative sources to combat the heat and keep the body hydrated.
Greenland, one of the coldest places in the world, had its ice melt in an amount equivalent to 64 thousand full Olympic swimming pools.
A recently released annual report points out that 2018 was one of the four hottest years of this century, as a result of the main climate phenomena recorded worldwide.