Global climate record: August this year joint-warmest month with July '23
August 2026 was recorded as the joint-warmest month globally, matching the record set in July 2023. The report highlights that temperatures breached the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels, serving as a stark warning regarding the ongoing climate crisis.
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This data underscores the accelerating pace of global warming and the increasing urgency for international policy action to mitigate extreme weather impacts.
NEW DELHI: Aug 2026 was the joint-warmest month ever recorded globally across all calendar months, on a par with July 2023, said Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) of the European Union's space programme on Thursday.It noted that this Aug was 1.65° Celsius above the estimated pre-industrial (1850-1900) baseline, marking the first month above 1.5° Celsius since Nov 2025, and the period from June to Aug 2026 was the joint-warmest three-month period on record globally, on a par with 2024."Aug 2026 was a remarkable month in the global climate record. It was both the warmest Aug and the warmest month ever recorded," said Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts.
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