Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Niño, according to the European climate service Copernicus.
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Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.(opens original report in a new tab)ABC NewsTier B
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.(opens original report in a new tab)The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August — ABC News
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