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The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday that August 2026 tied with July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.96 degrees Celsius, or 1.65 C above pre-industrial levels.

The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday that August 2026 tied with July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.96 degrees Celsius, or 1.65 C above pre-industrial levels.

It was the first month since November 2025 in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 C above the 1850-1900 average, the threshold nearly 200 countries pledged to pursue under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

It was the first month since November 2025 in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5 C above the 1850-1900 average, the threshold nearly 200 countries pledged to pursue under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Sea surface temperatures outside the polar regions averaged 21.07 C in August, the highest on record for the month and joint-highest across all months alongside March 2024, Copernicus said.

Sea surface temperatures outside the polar regions averaged 21.07 C in August, the highest on record for the month and joint-highest across all months alongside March 2024, Copernicus said.

The month capped Western Europe's warmest summer on record, surpassing 2003, with heat that began in May and drought conditions in the U.K., France, Hungary, Romania and Serbia, and low flows on the Rhine and Danube.

The month capped Western Europe's warmest summer on record, surpassing 2003, with heat that began in May and drought conditions in the U.K., France, Hungary, Romania and Serbia, and low flows on the Rhine and Danube.

The European Commission said Monday that global greenhouse gas emissions rose 0.7% last year to a record 54 billion tons of CO2 equivalent, with U.S. emissions up 2.2% and EU emissions down 0.2% in 2025.

The European Commission said Monday that global greenhouse gas emissions rose 0.7% last year to a record 54 billion tons of CO2 equivalent, with U.S. emissions up 2.2% and EU emissions down 0.2% in 2025.

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The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday that August 2026 tied July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.96°C, or 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels.

The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said Thursday that August 2026 tied July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded globally, with an average surface air temperature of 16.96°C, or 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels.

It was the first month since November 2025 in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average, the threshold nearly 200 countries pledged to pursue under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

It was the first month since November 2025 in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5°C above the 1850-1900 average, the threshold nearly 200 countries pledged to pursue under the 2015 Paris Agreement.

Sea surface temperatures outside the polar regions averaged 21.07°C in August, the highest on record for the month and joint-highest across all months alongside March 2024, Copernicus said.

Sea surface temperatures outside the polar regions averaged 21.07°C in August, the highest on record for the month and joint-highest across all months alongside March 2024, Copernicus said.

The month capped Western Europe's warmest summer on record, surpassing 2003, with heat that began in May and drought conditions in the UK, France, Hungary, Romania and Serbia, and low flows on the Rhine and Danube.

The month capped Western Europe's warmest summer on record, surpassing 2003, with heat that began in May and drought conditions in the UK, France, Hungary, Romania and Serbia, and low flows on the Rhine and Danube.

Samantha Burgess of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts said the data show climate change is driving extremes "across both the atmosphere and the oceans," citing melting roads, buckled rail lines and school closures.

Samantha Burgess of the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts said the data show climate change is driving extremes "across both the atmosphere and the oceans," citing melting roads, buckled rail lines and school closures.

August 2026 tying July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded, at 1.65 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, is a flashing red warning light that can no longer be ignored. Record sea surface temperatures and the warmest summer on record for western Europe show the heat is everywhere, and El Nino hasn't even peaked yet. The driver is the relentless burning of coal, oil and gas, and the bills are coming due in ruined harvests, higher food prices and lives lost.

August 2026 tying July 2023 as the hottest month ever recorded, at 1.65 degrees Celsius above preindustrial levels, is a flashing red warning light that can no longer be ignored. Record sea surface temperatures and the warmest summer on record for western Europe show the heat is everywhere, and El Nino hasn't even peaked yet. The driver is the relentless burning of coal, oil and gas, and the bills are coming due in ruined harvests, higher food prices and lives lost.

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Another breathless "hottest month ever" headline right on cue, and it turns out the scary numbers lean on modeling and estimates of "pre-industrial" temperatures nobody actually measured. Dressing up guesswork as irrefutable evidence is the same trick that produced Neil Ferguson's laughable pandemic projections. This is a green scam built to justify taxes, mandates and trillions in spending.

Another breathless "hottest month ever" headline right on cue, and it turns out the scary numbers lean on modeling and estimates of "pre-industrial" temperatures nobody actually measured. Dressing up guesswork as irrefutable evidence is the same trick that produced Neil Ferguson's laughable pandemic projections. This is a green scam built to justify taxes, mandates and trillions in spending.

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There is a 98% chance there will be at least 2˚C of global warming by 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

There is a 98% chance there will be at least 2˚C of global warming by 2100, according to the Metaculus prediction community.

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August 2026 Ties For Hottest Month Ever Recorded

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This report is a flashing red warning light that can no longer be ignored. Record sea surface temperatures and the warmest summer on record for western Europe show the heat is everywhere, and El Niño hasn't even peaked yet. The driver is the relentless burning of coal, oil and gas, and the bills are coming due in ruined harvests, higher food prices and lives lost.

This report is a flashing red warning light that can no longer be ignored. Record sea surface temperatures and the warmest summer on record for western Europe show the heat is everywhere, and El Niño hasn't even peaked yet. The driver is the relentless burning of coal, oil and gas, and the bills are coming due in ruined harvests, higher food prices and lives lost.

Another breathless "hottest month ever" headline right on cue, and it turns out the scary numbers lean on modeling and estimates of "pre-industrial" temperatures nobody actually measured. Dressing up guesswork as irrefutable evidence is the same trick that produced Neil Ferguson's grossly overestimated pandemic projections. This is a green scam built to justify taxes, mandates and trillions in spending.

Another breathless "hottest month ever" headline right on cue, and it turns out the scary numbers lean on modeling and estimates of "pre-industrial" temperatures nobody actually measured. Dressing up guesswork as irrefutable evidence is the same trick that produced Neil Ferguson's grossly overestimated pandemic projections. This is a green scam built to justify taxes, mandates and trillions in spending.

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