After hottest September ever, Earth heads towards warmest year!
Last month was the warmest September ever, and all indications are that the world is heading towards its hottest year yet!
The average temperature global temperature was 15.97 degrees Celsius last month, topping previous marks set in 2012 and 2016. The figure is almost a full degree hotter than the average temperature for all of the 20th century, and the highest in the 141 years of record-keeping, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Boosted
by human-caused climate change, the September record was spurred by
temperatures in Europe, Northern Asia, Russia and much of the Southern
Hemisphere, an NOOA expert said.
The
seven hottest Septembers ever recorded are the last seven.
The
rising temperatures is a combination of global warming from the burning of
coal, oil and natural gas and natural variability, said NOAA
climatologist Ahira Sanchez-Lugo.
With
the first nine months of 2020 being the second warmest ever, there’s a 64.7 per
cent chance this year will surpass the 2016’s record by year-end.
