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The three-month period from June through August surpassed previous听谤别肠辞谤诲s by a large margin, with an average temperature of 16.8 degrees Celsius (62.2F) – 0.66C above average.
Last month was the also the听丑辞迟迟别蝉迟听August on听谤别肠辞谤诲聽globally, the third straight month in a row to set such a听谤别肠辞谤诲聽following the听丑辞迟迟别蝉迟听ever June and July, the EU said on Wednesday.
August is estimated to have been around 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than the pre-industrial average for the 1850-1900 period. Pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius is a central pledge of the Paris international climate change agreement adopted by 196 countries in 2015.
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“Global temperature听谤别肠辞谤诲s continue to tumble in听2023,” Copernicus deputy head Samantha Burgess said.
“The scientific evidence is overwhelming, we will continue to see more climate听谤别肠辞谤诲s and more intense and frequent extreme weather events impacting society and ecosystems, until we stop emitting greenhouse gases,” Burgess said.
In Europe, August was wetter than normal last month over large parts of central Europe and Scandinavia leading to flooding, while France, Greece, Italy and Portugal saw droughts that led to wildfires.
Well-above average temperatures also occurred over Australia, several South American countries and around much of Antarctica in August, the institute said.
Meanwhile, the global ocean saw the warmest daily surface temperature on听谤别肠辞谤诲, and had its warmest month overall.
With four months left in听2023, this year is so far the second-丑辞迟迟别蝉迟听on听谤别肠辞谤诲, only marginally behind 2016. – Reuters
