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August 2026 was the hottest August on record globally, with temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

ClimateConflictSep 10, 2026score 0.453 posts · 2 replies across 2 instances
The thread discusses the record-breaking global temperatures in August 2026, highlighting it as the hottest on record and emphasizing the significant rise in global temperatures compared to pre-industrial levels. This is part of a broader trend of increasing global warming.

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August 2026 was the hottest August on record globally, with temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.
Parent: Climate ChangeEntity: Global Temperature RecordsImpact: negativeDate: Sep 10, 2026Target: Record-breaking global temperatures

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August 2026 was the hottest on record globally, followed by 2023, 2024, and 2025. The temperature was well over 1.5°C above pre-industrial. From Copernicus ECMWF #globalwarming #ClimateChange
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🚨 Last month was easily the hottest August on record globally. In fact, it was over 0.1°C warmer than the prior record (2023/2024)! This was estimated to be about 1.65°C warmer than a pre-industrial (1850-1900) average/ Summary from @CopernicusECMWF at https://climate.copernicus.eu/surface-air-temperature-august-2026
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Not only was August 2026 the warmest August on record globally, but this summer as a whole (June, July, August) was also tied with 2024 as the warmest on record in the Copernicus/ECMWF ERA5 dataset:
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