August Recorded as Hottest Month on Record Globally and in Europe

August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency

Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.

August Ties for Hottest Month on Record

Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.

By Raymond Zhong

Climate outlook is ‘not pretty’ after oceans break heat records for 100 days

Scientists say monthly temperature anomaly of more than 2C is possible as temporary El Niño cycle takes hold in Pacific region

August was joint-hottest month ever recorded globally

Temperatures reached 1.65C above preindustrial levels, months before El Niño system reaches full strength August was the joint-hottest month ever recorded around the world, with global temperatures reaching 1.65C above preindustrial levels, scientists said on Thursday, amid warnings of further heating on the way. August 2026 tied with July 2023 for the hottest month ever recorded, according to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. Sea surface temperatures also soared to their highest le...

By Fiona Harvey Environment editor

If August felt like the hottest month on Earth … you’re right - CNN

If August felt like the hottest month on Earth … you’re right  CNN

August hottest month ever recorded, says EU monitor

The average global temperature in August broke the previous record set in 2023. Climate scientists say record summer heat in the northern hemisphere and warmer oceans are all part of a new normal.

August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say

The EU’s climate monitor said on Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the UN warned that until humanity weaned off fossil fuels, the planet would only push deeper into uncharted territory. Copernicus observations go back to 1940 but other evidence – such as ice cores, tree rings and...

By Agence France-Presse

Are we giving up on a 1.5 deg C limit to global warming? - The Straits Times

Are we giving up on a 1.5 deg C limit to global warming?  The Straits Times

August world's joint hottest month on record - scientists

August was the world's joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said.

August was world’s joint-hottest month on record, scientists say

BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - The world just experienced its joint-hottest month since records began, with August pushing the planet's average global temperature to more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said on Thursday.

By Reuters

August ‘hottest month ever recorded globally’

PARIS - August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer, the EU’s climate monitor said on Thursday.

August temperatures hit a global record - news24.com

August temperatures hit a global record  news24.com

New homes, few jobs: 100ha farm project planned for displaced civilians

Plans are underway to construct an integrated farm covering nearly 100ha to create jobs and restore the livelihoods of the almost 500 families in Ta Keung Baitong village who were relocated because of the Cambodia-Thailand border conflict. The Preah Vihear provincial administration, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and the Agricultural and Rural Development [...]

By Raksmey Hong

August was world’s joint hottest month on record: Scientists - Qatar Tribune

August was world’s joint hottest month on record: Scientists  Qatar Tribune