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  "id": 6523442,
  "title": "August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally-eu-monitor",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:30:29.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Al-Monitor",
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    "url": "https://www.al-monitor.com/originals/2026/09/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally-eu-monitor"
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  "summary": "August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, according to the EU's climate monitor. The month's temperatures were 1.65C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5C threshold agreed by countries to avoid the worst consequences of climate change. This does not mean the limit has been permanently crossed, but it shows a trend towards breaching it.\n\nThe record was driven by a combination of climate change and the rising influence of El Niño. Ocean temperatures also reached unprecedented highs, with the world's oceans hitting their highest temperature on record. Western Europe experienced its warmest summer, with high temperatures exceeding those of the deadly heat of 2003.\n\nThe EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service described August as a remarkable month in the global climate record. Its strategic lead for climate, Dr Samantha Burgess, said the impacts of the record temperatures were being felt by communities, economies, and ecosystems across the world. The UN climate chief, Simon Stiell, attributed the record to humanity's fossil fuel addiction.",
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      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
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        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-tied-as-worlds-hottest-month-on-record-as-el-nino-strengthens",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:22:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "DW News",
        "title": "August hottest month ever recorded, says EU monitor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-says-eu-monitor",
        "published": "2026-09-10T05:47:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Tempo.co English",
        "title": "August Hottest Month Ever Recorded, Says EU Monitor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-says-eu-monitor-6558374",
        "published": "2026-09-10T06:32:53.000Z"
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
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