October sets heat records amid an extreme summer
August 2026 recorded the highest average global temperatures since monitoring began, reaching 16.96°C, slightly surpassing the previous record set in July 2023. Additionally, the summer months from June to August experienced the highest temperatures on record, with widespread heatwaves stretching from New York to Tokyo. Temperatures in Western Europe reached their highest level since recording began, exceeding the 2003 record. Data indicates that the average temperature in August was approximately 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels, thus surpassing the 1.5°C threshold set in the Paris Climate Agreement. This confirms that the current climate conditions are among the most severe in the past 100,000 years, with warnings that temperatures will continue to rise due to dependence on fossil fuels.
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