Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused climate change.
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Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured(opens original report in a new tab)Phys.orgTier B
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.(opens original report in a new tab)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… — Phys.org
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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)
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