Extreme heat made last month the 4th-hottest August on record

BRUSSELS - August 2020 will go down as the fourth-warmest August on record worldwide, with above average summertime heat in the United States and Mexico tempered slightly by below-average temperatures in parts of the Southern Hemisphere.

Global temperatures for the month spiked around 0.9 deg C above the historical average, according to a new report by Europe's Copernicus Climate Change Service.Still, high temperatures recorded over the past few months have put 2020 on track to become the second-hottest or possibly the hottest year on record.

Record-breaking highs have been registered around the world, including an Aug 17 reading of 54.4 deg C in Death Valley, California, which could be the highest temperature recorded. Heatwaves brought higher-than-average temperatures to western and central Europe in August, while the number of days with heat stress falling in the"very strong" category was similar to last summer.Extreme heat has fuelled the worst wildfire season in the Arctic, and that makes 2020 the second consecutive year to set a new record.

California is seeing widespread wildfire activity, with the second and third worst fires in the state's history recorded this year.

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