Weather & Science
Summer 2023 Was the Hottest on Record Globally, New Figures Show
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This summer was the warmest on record globally by a large margin as extreme heat waves impacted North America, Europe and Asia, according to Europe’s Earth observation agency Copernicus.
Temperatures in June, July and August were 0.66 degrees Celsius above the average between 1991 and 2020, Copernicus said. Last month was the warmest August on record globally and the second-warmest month ever — only after July 2023.