Global temperatures soared to a new record in September by a huge margin, stunning scientists and leading one to describe it as “absolutely gobsmackingly bananas”. The hottest September on record follows the hottest August and hottest July, with the latter being the hottest month ever recorded. September 2023 beat the previous record for that month by 0.5C, the largest jump in temperature ever seen. “September was, in my professional opinion as a climate scientist, absolutely gobsmackingly bananas,” said Zeke Hausfather, at the Berkeley Earth climate data project. In August, the Guardian asked 45 leading climate scientists from around the world about the record-breaking temperatures.

Source: The Guardian October 06, 2023 14:17 UTC