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Copernicus. August 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded worldwidePhoto by 498813 on Pexels
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Copernicus. August 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide

RTP Notícias10 September 2026 at 06:50

The Copernicus Programme revealed new data confirming that August 2026 was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide. This record represents a historic milestone in monitoring global temperatures.

The data collected by the Copernicus Programme is considered unequivocal by the scientific community, reinforcing the warming trend observed in recent years.

Global temperatures during this period were 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels, exceeding a threshold considered critical by climate change scientists.

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