Europe and the Globe Experience Second-Warmest September
According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), the previous month ranked as the second-warmest September ever recorded both globally and in Europe, as announced on Tuesday.
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According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, the past month marked the second-warmest September recorded globally and in Europe.
"September 2024 was the second-warmest September globally, after September 2023," the agency stated in a press release, noting that the average surface air temperature reached 16.17 degrees Celsius, which is 0.73 degrees above the September average from 1991 to 2020.
The data also indicated that the global average temperature from January to September 2024 was the highest recorded for this time frame, surpassing the same period last year by 0.19 degrees. This trend suggests that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record.
In Europe, temperatures were noted to be above average, particularly in the eastern and northeastern regions. Globally, significant anomalies were identified in Canada, the central and western United States, South America, northeast Africa, Japan, and China.
"The extreme rainfall events of this month have been made worse by a warmer atmosphere, leading to more intense rainfall with months' worth of rain falling in just a few days," said C3S Deputy Director Samantha Burgess, highlighting that as temperatures rise, the risk of extreme rainfall will continue to escalate. "The sooner we reach NetZero emissions, the sooner we can mitigate this risk."
Recent devastating floods have resulted in at least 20 fatalities in India and Bangladesh, with an additional 20 lives lost in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to flooding last week.
The Copernicus program is part of the European Union's space initiative, coordinated and managed by the European Commission in collaboration with EU member states.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
"September 2024 was the second-warmest September globally, after September 2023," the agency stated in a press release, noting that the average surface air temperature reached 16.17 degrees Celsius, which is 0.73 degrees above the September average from 1991 to 2020.
The data also indicated that the global average temperature from January to September 2024 was the highest recorded for this time frame, surpassing the same period last year by 0.19 degrees. This trend suggests that 2024 is on track to be the hottest year on record.
In Europe, temperatures were noted to be above average, particularly in the eastern and northeastern regions. Globally, significant anomalies were identified in Canada, the central and western United States, South America, northeast Africa, Japan, and China.
"The extreme rainfall events of this month have been made worse by a warmer atmosphere, leading to more intense rainfall with months' worth of rain falling in just a few days," said C3S Deputy Director Samantha Burgess, highlighting that as temperatures rise, the risk of extreme rainfall will continue to escalate. "The sooner we reach NetZero emissions, the sooner we can mitigate this risk."
Recent devastating floods have resulted in at least 20 fatalities in India and Bangladesh, with an additional 20 lives lost in Bosnia and Herzegovina due to flooding last week.
The Copernicus program is part of the European Union's space initiative, coordinated and managed by the European Commission in collaboration with EU member states.
Debra A Smith for TROIB News
