Turkiye reports hottest July in 55 years

ANKARA: Turkiye recorded its hottest July in 55 years, the environment ministry said Saturday. Temperatures recorded in 66 of the country’s 220 weather stations showed an average rise of 1.9 degrees over the preceding years, the ministry said on X. The highest-ever recorded temperature of 50.5 C was also set near the end of July in Silopi, southeast Turkiye. Silopi, a city in the Sirnak province, is located around 10 kilometers from the Iraq and Syrian borders. It shattered the previous national high of 49.5 C recorded in August 2023 in the western province of Eskisehir.

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