August ties for world's hottest month on record, scientists say
The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service said August pushed global temperatures to 1.65C above pre-industrial levels, matching the hottest month since records began. Extreme weather last month—including landslides and flash floods that killed hundreds in Nepal and Tibet, wildfires across Indonesia to Greece, and severe drought in Hungary and Romania—has been linked to climate change by researchers.
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