WorldPingEarth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Niño, according to the European climate service Copernicus.
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August joint-hottest month on record as climate change and El Niño drive heat
A stronger-than-normal El Nino alarms scientists over Galápagos wildlife and forests
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
As oceans warm, Florida scientists hunt for heat-resistant coral
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WorldPingThe 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 change.
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WorldPingClimate change and the rising influence of El Niño saw August reach the record for warmest month.
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WorldPingGlobal warming and a record El Niño have pushed Earth’s temperature more than 1.5°C above the pre-industrial average, and further heat is on the way…
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WorldPingGenerally mild weather and increasing hours of darkness make September a great month for observing, and this year, there's a particularly busy sky.
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WorldPingOff Florida's coast, a team of scientists and trained volunteers in scuba gear descends to the ocean floor, planting young coral onto a reef and examining how others are faring in increasingly warm waters.
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WorldPingThe prediction that this season's El Niño phenomenon will be stronger than normal has alarmed the Ecuadorian scientific community, which has warned of its impact on the flora and fauna of the Galapagos Islands, home to the highest concentration of sp…
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