The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. Record-breaking global temperatures were caused by burning fossil fuels, the EU's earth observation unit said. Key points and original sources are listed below.

• The EU's climate monitor said Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer. In response to the assessment by the Copernicus Clima...S1

• Record-breaking global temperatures were caused by burning fossil fuels, the EU's earth observation unit said.S2