Weather & Science
World Has Hottest Summer Ever as Climate Extremes Increase
- June to August heat beats the previous record set last year
- Temperatures in Europe were 1.54C above average over summer
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This summer was the hottest ever in the Northern Hemisphere, putting the Earth on track for another record-breaking year.
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that for June to August, global temperatures were 0.69C above historical averages, beating the previous high set last year. The record for the world’s highest average temperature was broken on a number of days over the summer.