Record Temperatures: The El Niño Effect Amplifies Human Caused Warming The recent report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service paints a stark picture of global temperatures reaching unprecedented highs, surpassing even those set during previous El Niño events.
Last month's average surface air temperature of 62. 5 degrees Fahrenheit marked not only the warmest August on record but also tied with July 2023 as the joint warmest month globally.
While El Niño events are often associated with short term temperature spikes, experts caution against attributing record highs solely to this phenomenon.