August Ties for Hottest Month on Record Globally as US Sees Hottest Summer
Scientists confirm August ties for the hottest month ever recorded globally, while NOAA reports the US experienced its hottest summer in 132 years.
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First reported by Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera, 1h 00m ahead of the next publisher · who breaks stories first
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13 publishers have covered this in 16 articles since 9 Sept 2026. Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera published first, on 9 September at 18:59 UTC; Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories followed 1h 00m later. The most recent article, from Times of India, appeared on 10 September at 22:18 UTC.
Outlets reporting it: Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera (major outlet), The New York Times (major outlet), NPR World (major outlet), The Hill (major outlet), WIRED (major outlet), Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories, New Scientist, BBC Science, South China Morning Post, Deutsche Welle, Scientific American, France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines and 1 more, all listed under Sources below.
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How it unfolded
Every source in the order it published.
- Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al JazeeraUS records hottest summer in 132 years
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record
- New ScientistAugust was the joint hottest month on record
- The New York TimesAugust Ties for Hottest Month on Record
- BBC ScienceAugust was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency
- South China Morning PostAugust was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say
- Deutsche WelleAugust hottest month ever recorded, says EU monitor
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesGlobal heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
- NPR WorldScientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured
- Scientific AmericanAugust 2026 ties for hottest month ever recorded
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- BBC ScienceAugust joint hottest month on record globally
- Phys.org - latest science and technology news storiesAugust hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges
- France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlinesAugust hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges
- The HillSummer 2026 was the US's hottest on record: NOAA
- WIREDAugust 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data
- Times of IndiaGlobal climate record: August this year joint-warmest month with July '23
Sources
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- August 2026 Was the Hottest Month Ever Recorded: Copernicus Data WIRED ·
- Summer 2026 was the US's hottest on record: NOAA The Hill ·
- Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured NPR World ·
- August Ties for Hottest Month on Record The New York Times ·
- US records hottest summer in 132 years Al Jazeera – Breaking News, World News and Video from Al Jazeera ·
- Global climate record: August this year joint-warmest month with July '23 Times of India
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- August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges France 24 - International breaking news, top stories and headlines
- August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- August joint hottest month on record globally BBC Science
- August 2026 ties for hottest month ever recorded Scientific American
- Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured. Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
- August hottest month ever recorded, says EU monitor Deutsche Welle
- August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say South China Morning Post
- August was joint hottest month on record, says European climate agency BBC Science
- August was the joint hottest month on record New Scientist
- 'Alarm bells ringing': US summer heat shatters record Phys.org - latest science and technology news stories
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- NOAA
- Copernicus
- El Niño