While the strengthening El Niño helped boost temperatures, climate change is the main culprit for making August so hot.

NOAA data show unprecedented heat, as deepening drought, shrinking reservoirs, and a severe wildfire season underscore the growing impacts of a warming climate. Could El Niño…

The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August. Scientists said the heat surge is mostly due to human-caused…

Climate scientists say August 2026 was a ‘remarkable month’ in the global climate record