August hottest month ever recorded globally as huge El Nino emerges

Europe's climate monitor announced on Thursday that August was the hottest month ever recorded globally, driven by soaring temperatures over land and sea that capped an extreme summer of heatwaves and wildfires. The record-shattering month coincides with the emergence of a growing, unprecedented El Nino pattern.

Experts warned that conditions are expected to worsen. A climate scientist noted that climate change exacerbates the intensity of every El Nino event, emphasizing that record-breaking temperatures will continue until the global burning of coal, oil, and gas is halted.