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Matt Prouxl sits with his dog, Baily, by his RV trailer, along Beach Avenue in Peachland, British Columbia, Canada, on Saturday, Aug. 8, 2026. Matt, his wife and 18-year-old daughter, along with two other dogs, were evacuated from their home on Princeton Avenue the night before. (Gary Nylander/The Canadian Press via AP)

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The carcass of an elephant suspected to have died from pesticide poisoning lies in the Kitenden village, on the outskirts of Amboseli National Park in Kajiado County, Kenya, Thursday, Aug. 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Kasuku)

With parts of the globe aflame in wildfires, deadly heat waves parking over cities, record hot oceans and a strengthening super El Nino, it seems like we’re baking through the hottest year on record. But we’re not quite there — yet. It's only No. 3 in the record books. But it could be No. 1 soon. With the El Nino kicking in and accelerated warming, scientists say there’s increasing likelihood that the second half of 2026 will be near record territory. Scientists say this summer's warming is from human-caused climate change, not El Nino.

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FILE - This image provided by NASA and captured by the Artemis II crew from lunar orbit, April 6, 2026, shows the Moon eclipsing the Sun. (NASA via AP, File)