# August was the hottest month ever recorded globally as major El Niño emerges

https://mins.news/en/item/53319

- France 24, 2026-09-10 15:57 UTC
- Science
- Original: https://www.france24.com/en/video/20260910-august-hottest-month-ever-recorded-globally-as-huge-el-nino-emerges

> Europe’s climate monitor said August was the hottest month ever recorded worldwide and warned that conditions could worsen as an unprecedented El Niño pattern strengthens. Land and ocean temperatures reached record highs, capping a summer of heatwaves and wildfires that was the hottest on record for western Europe and the contiguous United States.

## Stories

- [Global impacts of El Niño](https://mins.news/en/topic/el-nino-global-impacts) — Markdown: https://mins.news/en/topic/el-nino-global-impacts.md

## Related coverage

- [August was Earth's hottest month on record, European climate agency finds](https://mins.news/en/item/53387) — CBC News, 2026-09-10
- [August was the hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Niño emerges](https://mins.news/en/video/53339) — France 24 English, 2026-09-10
- [August was the hottest month ever recorded globally, EU monitor says](https://mins.news/en/item/52309) — euronews, 2026-09-10