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Highest forest fire emissions in Europe since measurements began: For 23 years, Copernicus - | the EU's Earth observation program - | has been measuring ...
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Forest fires in Europe cause negative CO2 emissions: For 23 years, Copernicus, the EU's Earth observation program, has been measuring emissions released by ...
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2026: Warmest August worldwide: Heat and drought are the new normal: Extreme heat, drought, and large forest fires characterized the summer of 2026 in Western ...
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Key FactsCopernicus reports world's warmest August
Sep 10, 2026 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: zeit.de
- According to Copernicus, August's global average temperature reached 16.96 degrees Celsius, 1.65 degrees above the preindustrial level.
- Ocean surfaces outside the polar regions averaged 21.07 degrees, surpassing the 2023 August record of 20.98 degrees.
- According to Copernicus, global summer matched 2024, while Western Europe recorded its hottest summer since records began.
- Severe drought conditions were reported in France, the United Kingdom, Hungary, Romania and Serbia; the Rhine and Danube had exceptionally low water levels.
August was the warmest month ever recorded worldwide.: Beachgoers sit on the beach at Moutchic in Lacanau, southwestern France, while plumes of smoke from a ...
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Climate crisis: Western Europe experienced record-breaking temperatures in June and July
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Since measurements began, the seas have never been warmer in July.: The European climate change service Copernicus reports the highest sea temperatures in July ...
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Heat: Several forest fires in Germany - | in which regions the fire brigade is deployed
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Forest fires from space: Copernicus Browser facilitates surveillance: Forest fires in Europe reach record proportions. The Copernicus Browser now offers a new ...
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More than 52,000 hectares burnt in western Attica since 2018: Six massive wildfires have destroyed more than 52,000 hectares of mostly forest land in western ...
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Over 5,700 hectares burnt in Crete, Paros fires: More than 5,700 hectares of land have been affected by recent wildfires in Crete’s southern Rethymno area and ...
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OpinionEU satellites provide new overview of forest fires: Forest fires have reached devastating proportions in parts of Europe this year. Copernicus ...
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Copernicus Climate Report 2025: Europe was hot, dry, and sunny: After two rainy years, Europe experienced another particularly dry year with record-breaking ...
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Paid articlePaywallCopernicus Earth observation program: 2025 is the third hottest year since records began - | 1.5-degree limit is getting closer
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Climate Change Service: Forest fires cause record emissions in Europe: Intense fires, especially in the Mediterranean region, are leading to extremely high ...
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September third-hottest globally on record: climate monitor: The world just had its third-hottest September on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said ...
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Spain faces its worst wildfire season in 30 years, with 40 active blazes and more than 30,000 evacuated
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A major forest fire in Greece forces several villages to evacuate: According to a 2024 report by the EU's Copernicus climate service, Europe is the continent ...
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Paid articlePaywallA major forest fire in Greece forces several villages to evacuate: According to a 2024 report by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service ...
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June 2025 was the hottest June ever recorded in Western Europe - Two thirds more heat-related deaths
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Massive forest fires in Greece and Turkey: According to a 2024 report by the EU's Copernicus Climate Service, Europe is the continent with the fastest ...
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Paid articlePaywallConsequences of the intense fire: Smoke from Canadian forest fires hits Europe: Flames have been blazing in Canada's forests for weeks. The fires are so ...
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Celestial phenomenon: Canada's forest fires turn the sun red over Germany: The smoke from the forest fires in Canada has reached Europe. One consequence is ...
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