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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.

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

Trump Administration Is Undoing Plans to Boost Workplace Heat Protections

1 August 2026 at 20:58
The Biden administration took steps to shield workers from extreme temperatures. The Trump administration is taking a gentler approach with employers.

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A delivery in Wilmington, N.C., this month. Heat is linked to hundreds of workplace deaths each year, but labor groups say the true toll is unknown because heat-related illnesses are not properly tracked or reported.

Western Europe Had Its Hottest June on Record

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.

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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

26 June 2026 at 05:01
A scientific analysis concluded that such high temperatures, across so much of the continent, would β€œnot have been possible” without global warming.

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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

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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Morning commuters on the London Bridge on Wednesday, where temperatures reached 96 degrees Fahrenheit, the hottest recorded June day in the United Kingdom.

An Influx of Climate Cash

23 June 2026 at 21:18
Many philanthropists are backing away from climate giving. But one is writing very big checks.

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Michael Bloomberg, the billionaire and former mayor of New York City, at a climate forum in London on Tuesday.

Europe Created Heat-Wave Protections. Now Comes the β€˜Crash Test.’

23 June 2026 at 10:02
Searing temperatures in Western Europe are drawing comparisons to 2003, when a deadly heat wave sparked a reckoning.

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A visitor to the Palace of Versailles in France on Monday, where temperatures exceeded 104 degrees Fahrenheit.
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