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August 2026 Confirmed as Hottest Month Ever Recorded Globally

August 2026 set a new global temperature record, exceeding all previous months and marking the most extreme heat in recorded history.

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Scientists confirm August was joint hottest month on record

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EU climate monitor announces August as hottest month globally

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New Scientist highlights role of super El Niño in record heat

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BBC reports global impacts of August heatwave

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NYT details scientists' warnings on future temperature records

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38 articles

  1. Global climate record: August this year joint-warmest month with July '23
    Times of India Top Stories
  2. August was Earth's hottest month, European climate agency finds
    CBC Top Stories
  3. El planeta vivió en agosto el mes más caluroso jamás registrado: estas son las cifras
    El Colombiano | noticias de Medellín, Antioquia, Colombia y el mundo.
  4. Earth’s hottest month ever recorded was this past August. These two factors are to blame
    Fast Company
  5. August was the planet’s hottest month on record, report says
    Washington Post World

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  1. August was world's joint hottest month on record, say scientists
    Sky News

5 articles

  1. France records ‘hottest summer ever’ in 2026
    Al Jazeera
  2. France had its hottest summer since records began over a century ago, environment minister says
    Euronews
  3. France recorded 'hottest summer ever': environment minister
    The Local
  4. France recorded 'hottest summer ever' in 2026, environment minister says
    © Christophe Ena, AP
  5. Met Office confirms when hot weather will return after a wet weekend
    The Independent

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  1. New record in 2026 marks hottest Irish summer
    Irish Times
  2. Met Office confirms when hot weather will return after a wet weekend
    The Independent
  3. Summer 2026 was sexiest on record, says Met Office
    The Daily Mash

11 articles

  1. Summer 2026 was the hottest since records began in 1884, Met Office says
    Financial Times World
  2. A series of heatwaves leads Britain to record its hottest summer
    The Independent
  3. UK records hottest summer on record, Met Office says
    Euronews
  4. UK chalks up hottest summer on record for second year running
    World News CNA
  5. The UK just had its hottest summer ever
    New Scientist