September was the fourth hottest month in world history, on par with 2016, reveals this Thursday the Copernicus System, the European Commission’s project to monitor global temperatures.
Globally, recorded temperatures exceeded the average by 0.35°C during the period 1991-2020, with temperatures particularly warm in South America, Australia, the Middle East, and the northern coast of Siberia.
“After a summer of extremes with record temperatures, drought and fires in most of Europe, the month of September brought temperatures below average in Europe, but globally it was one of the hottest Septembers,” said the researcher. of the Copernicus Freja Vamborg System. , quoted in a statement.
Western Europe saw above-average rainfall in September, with regions in Portugal, Spain, Italy and Croatia experiencing flooding.
Greenland, which has the largest ice caps in the Northern Hemisphere, recorded record temperatures in September, which were more than 8°C above the monthly average in some areas.
Also in the Arctic, daily sea ice extent reached its ninth lowest annual minimum in the middle of the month, while average monthly extent ranked 11th.
Source: TSF
