The planet has just experienced its hottest September on record, beating out last year’s temperature by 0.09 degrees Fahrenheit, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said in a statement released last week.
The BBC reported researchers point to the record temperature and blame emissions that result from humans. Scientists have also raised alarms that Arctic sea ice is at its second-lowest level on record.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said there is a 99.9 percent chance this year will register among the hottest on record, but La Niña will play a role in the final reading.
The New York Times reported that La Niña could result in warmer conditions across the mainland U.S. and colder temperatures in places like southeastern Alaska.
Reports indicated the high temperature resulted in wildfires in the U.S. west and an active hurricane season.
Ahira Sánchez-Lugo, a physical scientist for NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, told the Times his agency is set to release its assessment on temperature this week. He said, “Even though the details of the report are different, they all come to the same conclusion that the global temperatures are increasing.”
Ed Hawkins, a climate scientist from Reading University, told the BBC that a one-degree increase to the world’s temperature is “dangerous to some people.” He said the greenhouse gas emission trend indicates a possible three-degree increase in temperature.
“We really don’t want to find out what that’ll be like,” he said.
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