The Hottest Month Ever

What was the hottest month on Earth?

• January 2020

• July 2023

• August 2023

• September 2023

What was the average global temperature in the month of July?

True or False? In July of 2023, there were forest fires in all Canadian provinces and territories.

• True

• False

Which Canadian city evacuated its 20,000 residents because of forest fires in the summer of 2023?

• Toronto

• Moose Jaw

• Wawa

• Yellowknife

What happened in Phoenix, Arizona, in the summer of 2023?

• It was too hot to touch playground equipment.

• It was the hottest city in the USA.

• More people went outside in the middle of the night than in the day.

• Volunteers distributed water to people in need.

What tourist attraction closed in the middle of the day because it was too hot for people to visit?

• The Eiffel Tower

• Big Ben

• The Vatican

• The Acropolis

What did pandas and bears in the Madrid Zoo eat in order to keep cool?

• watermelon popsicles

• icicles

• fruit salad

• banana splits

What were the two hottest Canadian cities in July?

• Kelowna, BC

• Yellowknife, NWT

• Windsor, ON

• Halifax, NS

The hottest temperture on Earth in July, 2023, was recorded at

• Copacabana, Rio de Janeiro

• Death Valley, California

• CN Tower, Toronto

• Disneyland, Florida

True or False? The extreme heat of July is caused primarily by greenhouse gas emissions.

• True

• False