September third-hottest globally on record: climate monitor | News

PARIS, Oct 9, 2025 (BSS/AFP) - The world just had its third-hottest September on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday, as global average temperatures remained stuck near historic highs for yet another month. September did not break the record for the month set in 2023 and was only marginally cooler than the same period last year, said the EU's global warming monitor. "The global temperature context remains much the same, with persistently high land and sea surface temperatures reflecting the continuing influence of greenhouse gas accumulation in the atmosphere," said Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at Copernicus. September was 1.47C above the 1850-1900 average used to define the pre-industrial period before human activity began significantly influencing...