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• BRUSSELS, Sept 10 (Reuters) - 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 Co...S1
• August tied as world’s hottest month on record as El Niño strengthensS2
• The global average air temperature in August was 1.65°C above the pre-industrial reference value. With prolonged and early heatwaves, Western Europe broke the summer temperature record set in 2003.S3
• The EU’s climate monitor said on 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 Cl...S4
• With an average global surface air temperature of 16.96C, August tied with July 2023 as the world's hottest month on record.S5
• Climate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.S6
• Heatwaves in August continued a run of extreme heat that began in May.S7