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Irish IndependentNews report · Sep 10, 7:25 AM
August was world's joint-hottest month on record, scientists say
Western Europe has just experienced its warmest summer on record
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August was world's joint-hottest month on record, scientists say
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What happened Western Europe has just experienced its warmest summer on record.
The headline split The left frames it as "Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measur...". The center frames it as "News24 | August temperatures hit a global record".
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Left / center-leftGlobal heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
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CenterAugust was world's joint-hottest month on record, scientists say
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Phys.orgNews report · Sep 10, 7:50 AM
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
Earth cooked to its hottest month on record in August, blowing far past a key climate threshold, due to the dangerous double whammy of human-caused climate change and a supersized El Niño,...
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ABC News - USNews report · Sep 10, 5:48 AM
Global heat stuck on high. Scientists say August was Earth's hottest month they've measured.
The European climate service Copernicus said the Earth just sweltered through its hottest month on record in August
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RTE IrelandNews report · Sep 10, 5:00 AM
August world's joint hottest month on record - scientists
August was the world's joint hottest month on record, with global temperatures 1.65C above pre-industrial times, scientists have said.
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News24 (South Africa)News report · Sep 10, 4:58 AM
News24 | August temperatures hit a global record
Global average temperatures hit 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels in August, making it the warmest month ever recorded. Scientists fear that the strengthening El Niño will lead to a scorch...
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