US EditionAugust Third-Hottest Globally on Record, Says Climate Monitor
Southwestern Europe faced a deadly 16-day heatwave causing over 1,100 deaths and widespread wildfires, with human-caused climate change increasing extreme heat likelihood 40 times, scientists said.
- On Sep 9, 2025, Copernicus reported the world experienced its third-hottest August with wildfires and heatwaves severely impacting south-west France and the Iberian Peninsula.
- Last week, scientists said human-caused climate change made hot, dry, and windy conditions 40 times more likely, while the global average temperature for August was about 1.29 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
- Record ocean readings showed record temperatures in the North Atlantic west of France and the UK, while Spain endured a 16-day heatwave causing more than 1,100 deaths and wildfires in Spain and Portugal forced thousands to evacuate.
- Copernicus said elevated ocean temperatures highlight the urgency of reducing emissions and adapting to more frequent, severe climate extremes, while scientists said even small warming destabilizes the climate.
- Beyond Europe, Siberia, parts of Antarctica, China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and the Middle East saw significantly above-normal temperatures, and the United Kingdom, Japan and South Korea recorded their hottest summers earlier this month.
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The last month we just left behind, August, was not the warmest month recorded globally, but it was the third warmest August in the available records. However, despite this clarification, the reality remains just as serious in any case. They are data offered by the Climate Change Service that speaks of an increase in temperatures of 0.49 degrees above the average as far as the European continent is concerned. A rise in mercury that has also been…
2025 Witnessed World's Third-Hottest August On Record
Devastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world's third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackling climate change and preparing for its deadly consequences, the European global warming monitor said Tuesday.
August was world’s third-hottest ever — Europe burns, Asia boils, oceans sizzle
PARIS, Sept 9 — Devastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world’s third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackling climate change and preparing for its deadly consequences, the European global warming monitor said today.Southwest Europe wilted through a third summer heatwave, fires tore through Spain and Portugal, while many parts of Asia experienced above-average temperatures during a scorching month that neare…
The average surface temperature of the land and oceans was 1.29 °C higher than that of the pre-industrial era. The two warmest months of August remain those of 2023 and 2024.
August was as warm worldwide as rarely before. Unusual heat waves and high sea temperatures make adaptations to climate extremes more urgent from an expert's point of view.
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August third-hottest globally on record, says climate monitor
Devastating wildfires and blistering heatwaves during the world's third-hottest August on record underscored the urgency of tackling climate change and preparing for its deadly consequences, the European global warming monitor said Tuesday.
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