Luna august a egalat recordul de căldură din istoria măsurătorilor meteorologice

August 2023 marked the hottest month on record, with global temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. Extreme weather events, including landslides and wildfires, were reported worldwide, with significant impacts in Europe. The Copernicus Climate Change Service noted that the average global temperature reached 16.96°C, matching the previous record set in July 2023. While the world has not technically surpassed the 1.5°C target set by the Paris Agreement, the UN warns that achieving this goal is increasingly unlikely. The extreme heat also affected ocean temperatures, with records being set outside polar regions, influenced by the developing El Niño phenomenon.