August Was World's Joint-Hottest Month On Record, Say Scientists
Scientists from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service report that August tied with July 2023 as the hottest month on record, with global temperatures exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The report highlights the increasing frequency of climate-related disasters and the urgent need for global climate action.
Why it matters
Exceeding the 1.5C threshold is a critical climate milestone that underscores the accelerating impact of global warming on daily life and infrastructure.
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.Extreme weather and climate-related disasters raged around the world last month. Scientists have said climate change likely played a role in the landslides and flash floods that killed hundreds in Nepal and China's Tibet, although the specifics are still being studied.
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