Record August Heat Pushes Global Temperatures Back Above 1.5°C, Western Europe’s Hottest Summer
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August 2023 has been recorded as one of the joint warmest months globally, with temperatures exceeding 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the Paris Agreement target. This extreme heat wave, particularly impacting Western Europe, raises serious concerns about climate change and health implications worldwide.
Record heat in August this year has made it the joint warmest month alongside July 2023. It was also the first month since November 2025 when global temperatures were 1.65°C higher than the pre-industrial level baseline, shooting the Paris Agreement target of limiting global warming to 1.5°C yet again. In its latest update, Copernicus, the […]
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