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El Niño intensifies: September 2026 saw record ocean and global temperatures
According to the latest bulletin from the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), September 2026 was the second-warmest September ever recorded globally. Exceptionally high atmospheric and ocean temperatures have further confirmed the ongoing trend of global warming.
In Western Europe, a record-breaking summer has been followed by an autumn marked by exceptionally high temperatures in both the atmosphere and surrounding seas. Meanwhile, El Niño continues to intensify, with potential implications for global weather patterns in the coming months.
September 2026: Global temperatures once again exceed the 1.5°C threshold
In September 2026, the global average surface air temperature reached 16.27°C (61.29°F). This was 0.82°C above the 1991–2020 average and 1.63°C above preindustrial levels. Only September 2023 was warmer, by just one-tenth of a degree.
When we hear about a temperature of 16°C (61°F), we might picture a relatively cool day. But when that figure represents the average temperature of the entire planet, its significance changes dramatically. Even an increase of a few tenths of a degree in the global average can …….
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