Global warming has been blamed for record high temperatures across the world.

Many people are enjoying the heatwave but it’s actually a symptom of something more sinister.

Scientists have warned climate change is the reason regions in the Northern Hemisphere, including Europe and North America, have seen records shattered for high temperatures for this time of the year.

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Its hotting up across the globe Picture: Mail Online)

Children play in the sunshine by Tower Bridge (Picture: Rex)

An older couple get their first view of Weymouth beach in the early morning sunshine Picture: Rex)

Friederike Otto, from Oxford University, told Mail Online: ‘Summers keep getting hotter.

‘Heatwaves are far more intense than when my parents were growing up in the 1950s.

‘If we do nothing to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions, the kind of extreme heat we saw this past summer will be the norm when my young son is a grown man.’



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A woman cools off from the extreme heat from an opened fire hydrant in Brooklyn, New York (Picture: Reuters)

Kids cool off from the extreme heat from an opened fire hydrant in Brooklyn, New York (Picture: Reuters)

Temperatures have regularly been above 30C this month in the UK but the highest one measured was in Motherwell, Scotland, on June 28, when the mercury hit 33.2 C.

That was record for this time of the year.

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Women and children play in the water fountains at the Place des Arts in Montreal, Canada (Picture: Getty Images/AFP)

People head to Bournemouths golden sandy beaches Picture: Rex)

A man sitting on a sofa on Portobello Beach, Edinburgh (Picture: SWNS)

Global warming has also had a considerable impact on the United States, with north-eastern regions affected the most with unusually hot weather.

Canada has also experienced high seasonal weather, with temperatures hitting a sweltering 47C in Ottawa, Ontario, on July 2.

This was a record for the city and made for a humid Canada Day.

Around 11 deaths were blamed for increased temperatures in Montreal, with 37C being recorded there in the past week.

The Middle East is much warmer as well, with Quriyat, in Oman, experiencing a continuous 42.6 C for a record 51 hours.

This was the highest overnight temperature ever measured on the surface, Weather Network reported.

Everyone needs to get used to the hot conditions as there is no end in sight for the global heatwave.

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