Summer 2024 confirmed as among Earth's hottest on record

Global temperatures in the past three months broke or matched heat records as extreme weather intensified across the Northern Hemisphere, with scientists attributing the spike to ocean warming and climate change.

First covered Sep 16, 2026 · 1:15 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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10d Grist Yes, this summer really was as hot as you think it was

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ncei.noaa.gov Monitoring the U.S. Temperature and Precipitation in August 2026

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