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August is estimated to have been around 1.5 degrees Celsius
hotter than the pre-industrial average for the 1850-1900 period.
Pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5
degrees Celsius is a central pledge of the Paris international
climate change agreement adopted by 196 countries in 2015.
July 2023 remains the hottest month ever recorded, while
August's record makes the northern hemisphere's summer the
hottest since records began in 1940.
"Global temperature records continue to tumble in 2023,"
Copernicus deputy head Samantha Burgess said.
"The scientific evidence is overwhelming, we will continue to
see more climate records and more intense and frequent extreme
weather events impacting society and ecosystems, until we stop
emitting greenhouse gases," Burgess said.
In Europe, August was wetter than normal last month over large
parts of central Europe and Scandinavia leading to flooding,
while France, Greece, Italy and Portugal saw droughts that led
to wildfires.
Well-above average temperatures also occurred over Australia,
several South American countries and around much of Antarctica
in August, the institute said.
Meanwhile, the global ocean saw the warmest daily surface
temperature on record, and had its warmest month overall.
With four months left in 2023, this year is so far the
second-hottest on record, only marginally behind 2016.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer; Editing by Peter Graff)
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