Suhu Bumi Makin Mendidih, Agustus Tercatat Sebagai Bulan Terpanas dalam Sejarah
rata 16,96°C dan rekor suhu permukaan laut tertinggi; Eropa Barat juga mencatat musim panas terpanas, yang memicu gelombang panas, kekeringan, kebakaran hutan, dan lebih dari 32.000 kematian berlebih. PBB dan ilmuwan menyebut aktivitas manusia, terutama pembakaran batu bara, minyak, dan gas, sebagai penyebab utama pemanasan sekitar 1,4°C sejak era pra-industri, sementara emisi gas rumah kaca terus meningkat. Tahun 2025 dan kemungkinan 2026 diproyeksikan menjadi tahun terpanas, terutama seiring mendekati puncaknya fenomena “super” El Nino.
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- Copernicus recorded August as single hottest month in global observational history.
- Global August air temperature averaged 16.96°C.
- August 2025 beat July 2023 previous monthly record by 0.01°C.
- Copernicus ties August 2025 and July 2023 as joint hottest months.
- Copernicus observations began in 1940.
- Human activity, mainly fossil fuel burning, warmed planet ~1.4°C since pre-industrial era.
- Greenhouse gas emissions reached new all-time high in 2025.
- Global sea surface temperature set new daily record and matched August record.
- Ocean heat records extended to three consecutive months.
- Oceans absorbed over 90% of excess heat from greenhouse gas emissions.
- Strongest modern El Niño formed rapidly in tropical Pacific.
- El Niño peak projected around December.
- 2025 and possibly 2026 projected as hottest years on record.
- Western Europe recorded hottest summer, breaking 2003 record.
- EuroMomo estimated >32,000 excess deaths in Europe from mid-July to mid-August.
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