- This year the hottest in recorded human history as climate change quickens.
- The average September temperature was predicted by Meteo-France to be 21.5 degrees Celsius.
- Austria and Switzerland also experienced their warmest September average temperatures ever.
The warmest September ever was recorded in Austria, France, Germany, Poland, and Switzerland, making this year the hottest in recorded human history as climate change quickens.
Following a recent assessment from the EU climate monitor stating that the Northern Hemisphere summer was the hottest on record, Europe has experienced abnormally warm weather.
A record-breaker
The average September temperature was predicted by Meteo-France to be 21.5 degrees Celsius (70.7 degrees Fahrenheit), which is 3.5–3.6 degrees Celsius higher than the 1991–2020 reference period.
The hottest September on record in Germany, according to the DWD, was over 4C warmer than the 1961–1990 average. The hottest September on record since records began more than a century ago, according to Poland’s weather institute, with temperatures 3.6C above average.
A day after research revealed that Swiss glaciers had lost 10% of their volume in two years due to excessive warming, Austria and Switzerland also experienced their warmest September average temperatures ever.
National weather services in Spain and Portugal issued warnings about unusually warm weather, with temperatures reaching 35C in certain areas of southern Spain on Friday.
Scientists contend that human-induced climate change is raising global temperatures, with the planet currently warming by about 1.2C above pre-industrial levels.
Extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to the disturbance of the planet’s climatic systems, which results in increased losses of life and property.
