Friederike Otto

Force in Play

Commenting on the drivers of the August 2026 record

The Earth just recorded its joint-hottest month since modern measurements began. Copernicus, the European Union's climate monitoring service, reported Thursday that August 2026 tied July 2023, with a global average surface air temperature of 16.96°C — 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels.

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