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  "id": 6528862,
  "title": "August hottest month ever recorded globally, EU monitor announced",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally-eu-monitor-announced",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-10T02:52:17.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Euronews",
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    "url": "http://www.euronews.com/2026/09/10/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally-eu-monitor-announced"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, according to the EU's climate monitor. The summer in western Europe was also the warmest on record.\n\nThe record was driven by a combination of climate change and the rising influence of El Niño, with temperatures for the month 1.65C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the 1.5C threshold agreed by countries to avoid the worst consequences of climate change, as reported by BBC News.\n\nThe world's oceans also reached unprecedented highs, with record air temperatures and ocean heat, according to BBC News and Al-Monitor. The EU's climate service, Copernicus, described August as \"a remarkable month in the global climate record\", with its impacts being felt by communities, economies, and ecosystems worldwide, as quoted by BBC News.",
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      },
      {
        "outlet": "BBC News",
        "title": "August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-was-joint-hottest-month-on-record-says-european-climate-agency",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:05:47.000Z"
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      {
        "outlet": "Al-Monitor",
        "title": "August hottest month ever recorded globally: EU monitor",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally-eu-monitor",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:30:29.000Z"
      },
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        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "August ‘hottest month ever recorded globally’",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:45:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "The Vibes",
        "title": "August ties world record for hottest month as global heat tops 1.5°C",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-ties-world-record-for-hottest-month-as-global-heat-tops-1-5-c",
        "published": "2026-09-10T02:55:00.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Euronews",
        "title": "August 2026 was world’s joint hottest month on record, according to Copernicus",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/10/august-2026-was-worlds-joint-hottest-month-on-record-according-to",
        "published": "2026-09-10T04:00:01.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "IOL",
        "title": "August tied as world’s hottest month on record as El Niño strengthens",
        "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"
      }
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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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