In August 2023, the Earth registered its hottest month ever recorded — tied with July of the same year — as the long arc of fossil fuel burning intersected with a strengthening El Niño to push global temperatures 1.65 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial world. The 1.5-degree threshold agreed upon in Paris, long treated as a civilizational guardrail, was not merely approached but exceeded within a single month's average. While one month does not constitute a permanent breach, the pattern speaks with a clarity that transcends data: humanity is navigating toward a boundary it once promised i
August ties as hottest month on record as El Niño amplifies climate crisis
Heat waves across UK and Europe claimed tens of thousands of lives, disrupted schools, strained hospitals, reduced food production, and fuelled fires and droughts.
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