Hottest June to August Period on Record for 1.3 Billion People: AFP Analysis of Copernicus Data
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The heat has reached levels never seen this summer on the planet, observed, Thursday 10 September, the European weather service Copernicus. August was the warmest month ever measured on the globe and the worst for Western Europe.
An analysis of data from the European Copernicus programme reveals that 52 countries broke their temperature records between June and August 2026 Heats in Europe, toxic smoke in Indonesia, crops
A survey of AFP accounts for at least 35,000 additional or directly heat-related deaths between mid-June and the end of August
Heat waves in Europe, toxic smoke in Indonesia, dry crops in Sudan: 1.3 billion people on Earth lived, between June and August, the warmest boreal summer, according to an analysis carried out by AFP based on data from the European Copernicus programme.
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