August was hottest ever recorded, third straight month to set record

The prolonged heatwave has led to a big drop in shopping in Athens, even in the middle of a sales period. Although before the sales shopper traffic had been increased, especially in the central commercial areas of Athens, such as Ermou Street with mainly foreign tourists spending in stores, thanks to the well-known clothing and footwear chains, in the last few days shopping has decreased significantly. Things are even worse in the capital's peripheral districts, where there are not even tourists to spend money in stores. Still, activity at malls and large department stores is better, as they provide visitors with cooler conditions.

Last month was the hottest August on record globally, the third straight month in a row to set such a record following the hottest ever June and July, the European Union's Copernicus climate change panel said on Wednesday.

August is estimated to have been around 1.5 degrees Celsius hotter than the pre-industrial average for the 1850-1900 period. Pursuing efforts to limit the global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius is a central pledge of the Paris international climate change agreement adopted by 196 countries in 2015.

July 2023 remains the hottest month ever recorded, while August's record makes the northern hemisphere's summer the hottest since records began in 1940.

"Global temperature records continue to tumble in 2023," Copernicus deputy head Samantha Burgess said.

"The scientific evidence is overwhelming, we will continue to see more...

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