The world has experienced its hottest September on record this year, scientists have said. Surface air temperatures last month were 0.05C warmer than in 2019, making it the hottest September on record globally, experts from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said.
It was also the hottest September Europe has seen, beating the previous record for the continent in 2018 by around 0.2C.
Temperatures were well above average in other parts of the world including the Middle East, in parts of South America and Australia, the scientists said.
Temperatures in the Siberian Arctic continued to be warmer than average, continuing a hot spell that has affected parts of the region since early spring.
