Climate scientist, Berkeley Earth
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Projecting a 75% chance 2026 beats 2024 as the warmest year on record
The Earth just recorded its joint-hottest month since modern measurements began. Copernicus, the European Union's climate monitoring service, reported Thursday that August 2026 tied July 2023 at 16.96°C, 1.65°C above pre-industrial levels.
Updated Yesterday
Helped trigger the scenario debate; broadly supportive of CMIP7 changes
The scenario long used as climate change's 'business as usual' no longer counts. In April 2026, the team building the next generation of global climate models removed SSP5-8.5 (the high-emissions track behind most '4-5°C by 2100' headlines) from CMIP7, which will feed the IPCC's seventh assessment report.
Updated May 31
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