July ended a 13-month streak of new monthly heat records, according to the European climate agency Copernicus. However, July temperatures were still among the hottest ever recorded. Climate change continues to threaten the planet as global warming makes extreme heat events more severe and frequent. Several extreme weather disasters in recent weeks show the impacts of climate change, including floods in South Africa and Indonesia and Hurricane Beryl. Over a hundred people died in Tokyo due to record heat, according to Japanese officials. Continued greenhouse gas emissions, mainly from fossil fuels, remain the main driver of long-term rising temperatures, say experts.