Earth just had its hottest week ever. Here’s where records were smashed in Canada

The world just had the hottest week on record and is now entering into “uncharted territory,” according to the World Meteorological Organization based on preliminary data.

The global mean temperature between July 3 and July 9 was 17.18 C, with temperatures above the previous record set in 2016, according to WMO spokesperson Clare Nullis.

Data from Japan, which has not yet been confirmed by the WMO, also shows that July 7 was the hottest day on record. The average global temperature…