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August 2026 Ties as Hottest Month on Record and Oceans Hit New Highs

Long-term greenhouse-gas warming amplified by a rapidly strengthening El Niño drove record air and sea temperatures, raising the chance that 2026 or 2027 will set new annual heat records.

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State-by-State Lists Show Which Septembers Were Warmest in U.S. Records

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NOAA Says July 2026 Tied Warmest July as Global Oceans and U.S. Set New Records

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State-by-State NCEI Rankings Show Many of the Hottest Augusts Happened in the 2020s

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Spain Faces Extraordinary Late‑June Heatwave With Interior Temperatures Up to 42°C

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May 2026 Was the World’s Second‑Warmest May on Record

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WMO Says El Niño Very Likely With Summer Onset

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WMO Says 2026–2030 Likely to Produce New Global Heat Records

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WMO Forecasts Near‑Record Global Temperatures Through 2030

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WMO Forecasts High Odds of a New Global Temperature Record by 2030

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Scientists Warn 2026 Wildfire Season Could Be Especially Severe as Early Burn Totals Break Records

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6mo ago

Europe Logged Record Heat, Fires and Ice Loss in 2025, New EU–WMO Climate Report Finds

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Europe Confirmed as Fastest-Warming Continent in New 2025 Climate Report

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U.S. Logs Most Abnormally Hot Month on Record in March

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NOAA Confirms Hottest U.S. March on Record

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Earth’s Energy Imbalance Hits Record High, WMO Warns

Temperature Records

August 2026 Ties as Hottest Month on Record and Oceans Hit New Highs

State-by-State Lists Show Which Septembers Were Warmest in U.S. Records

NOAA Says July 2026 Tied Warmest July as Global Oceans and U.S. Set New Records

State-by-State NCEI Rankings Show Many of the Hottest Augusts Happened in the 2020s

El Niño Confirmed and Likely to Become Exceptionally Strong

Copernicus Confirms Western Europe’s Warmest June on Record

Western Europe Records Its Hottest June on Record

Europe Enters Third Major Heatwave

Spain Faces Extraordinary Late‑June Heatwave With Interior Temperatures Up to 42°C

May 2026 Was the World’s Second‑Warmest May on Record

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WMO Says El Niño Very Likely With Summer Onset

WMO Says 2026–2030 Likely to Produce New Global Heat Records

WMO Forecasts Near‑Record Global Temperatures Through 2030

WMO Forecasts High Odds of a New Global Temperature Record by 2030

Scientists Warn 2026 Wildfire Season Could Be Especially Severe as Early Burn Totals Break Records

Europe Logged Record Heat, Fires and Ice Loss in 2025, New EU–WMO Climate Report Finds

Europe Confirmed as Fastest-Warming Continent in New 2025 Climate Report

U.S. Logs Most Abnormally Hot Month on Record in March

NOAA Confirms Hottest U.S. March on Record

Earth’s Energy Imbalance Hits Record High, WMO Warns

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