{"id":"96c28be9-5c6e-4730-a060-f8b84ccb6e55","url":"https://www.scmp.com/news/world/article/3366992/august-was-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally-scientists-say","domain":"scmp.com","outlet":{"name":"South China Morning Post","country":"HK","cred":4,"lean":0,"curated":true,"owner":"Alibaba Group"},"title":"August was hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say","plainHeadline":"August was the hottest month ever recorded globally, scientists say","rewrite":{"model":null,"at":null},"summary":["Copernicus: August 2025 the hottest single month globally with record ocean temperatures.","Global surface temperatures reached 16.96°C, surpassing July 2023's record by 0.01°C.","UN urges a rapid fossil-fuel phase-out as emissions reach new highs in 2025.","El Niño strengthens, raising global temperature baseline and extreme weather risk.","Europe experiences its warmest summer on record, with over 32,000 excess deaths reported."],"topics":["Climate","Environment","Politics"],"lang":"eng","publishedAt":"2026-09-10T03:25:28.000Z","ingestedAt":"2026-09-10T04:05:50.146Z","story":"https://brief.concise.news/story/76cb5bc4-4eb9-4862-a84a-98a6f043e71d","storyId":"76cb5bc4-4eb9-4862-a84a-98a6f043e71d","image":"https://cdn.i-scmp.com/sites/default/files/styles/1280x720/public/d8/images/canvas/2026/09/10/cee68150-fe02-430a-833e-e7d9b040a3dc_f3a55c79.jpg?itok=oladXZMQ&v=1789010719","author":"Agence France-Presse","dek":"The EU’s climate monitor said on Thursday that August was the hottest single month ever recorded globally, with ocean temperatures also reaching unprecedented highs as western Europe capped its warmest summer."}