Summer 2023 , Officially Becomes the , Hottest On Record.br 'The Independent' reports that the summer of 2023 br has officially been confirmed as the "hottest summer br on record" experienced by the northern hemisphere.br According to scientists, August was br about 2.7 degrees Fahrenheit hotter br than in pre-industrial times. .br Scientists from the World Meteorological Organization br (WMO) said that August was the second-hottest br month ever, coming in just behind July of 2023. .br 'The Independent' reports that the record-setting br August came after a brutal summer that br shattered records across continents. .br The dog days of summer are br not just barking, they are biting, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, via 'The Independent'.br Climate breakdown has begun, Antonio Guterres, United Nations Secretary General, via 'The Independent'.br Both July and August come as warning signs that Earth br is rapidly approaching the threshold set by the 2015 br Paris Agreement to minimize catastrophic warming.br According to the University of Maine’s br Climate Reanalyzer, September has continued br to set record highs for this time of year. .br What we are observing, not only new br extremes but the persistence of these br record-breaking conditions, and the br impacts these have on both people br and planet, are a clear consequence br of the warming of the climate system, Carlo Buontempo, Copernicus Director, via 'The Independent'.