This summer was the hottest on record worldwide, outpacing even last year’s blistering temperatures, according to a new report by the European

The summer of 2024 was the hottest on record, according to the European Union's climate monitor, extending an alarming run of temperature records that has put the planet firmly on course to notch its hottest year in human history.

The European climate service Copernicus says Earth just sweltered to its hottest summer on record. That makes it even more likely that this year will end up as the warmest humanity has measured.

These were just some of the markers of what European and American climate agencies have found to be the hottest June to August on record—and they offer a peek at how further warming could transform the planet.

However, the data aren’t in to crown 2024 as the hottest year just yet; 2023 still holds that dubious honor. Can we take a breather? Not really. Last month was far hotter than expected. Recording the 15th consecutive month high,