August Ties for Hottest Month on Record

10 September 2026 at 03:00

Sweltering summer temperatures put last month on par with July 2023 for global warmth, scientists said. More records could be broken in the months ahead.

A vendor cooled off with a frozen water bottle in a market in Seoul on Aug. 6.

National Academies Report Backs Climate Change Attribution Science

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

17 July 2026 at 02:43

Attribution science is advancing quickly, researchers said. That could support lawsuits seeking damages for severe events worsened by global warming.

A firefighting helicopter at a wildfire burning in the Forest of Fontainebleau near Paris on Monday.

Western Europe Had Its Hottest June on Record

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

9 July 2026 at 03:00

An unusually early heat wave smashed records across France, Britain and Spain. Temperatures in some areas are starting to soar again.

Riding a hot train in London on June 24. Average temperatures across Western Europe last month were 3.05 degrees Celsius, or 5.5 degrees Fahrenheit, above the mean from recent decades.

Climate Change Fueling Europe’s Ferocious Heat Wave, Scientists Find

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

26 June 2026 at 05:01

A scientific analysis concluded that such high temperatures, across so much of the continent, would “not have been possible” without global warming.

A shady passageway on Tuesday in Bordeaux, France, where temperatures reached 108 degrees Fahrenheit, or roughly 42 Celsius.

Why Is Europe the Fastest-Warming Continent

NYT - Energy & Environment

By: Raymond Zhong

24 June 2026 at 18:59

The burning of fossil fuels is raising temperatures worldwide, but local factors, on land and at sea, determine which regions warm most rapidly.

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