August 2023 was Earth's hottest August on record and tied the decade's hottest month

Earth just had its hottest August on record and tied the benchmark for the hottest month ever recorded since at least 1940, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, a European climate monitoring agency. This marks the fifth consecutive year that August has been the hottest month globally. The extreme heat is attributed to rising global temperatures caused by human activities such as burning fossil fuels and deforestation.