The September we left behind was the hottest in history

Earth's average temperature was 0.05 degrees Celsius, warmer than the previous record, which was set last September.

Of the nine months after this year, three have broken the global record for the average temperature, marking a dangerous and undeniable trend towards temperature levels that international groups have warned would be devastating to Earth, reports A2.

The new September record was established by the extremely hot weather affecting almost every continent, as recorded temperatures describe only partially the dangers of global warming.

Scientists in Copernicus estimated last month that CO2 emissions from fires in the Arctic Circle have increased by more than a third compared to 2019, with 244 carbon megatons produced from January 1st to August 31, 2020. By 2019, 181 megatons of carbon were produced.

At that, global temperatures should be kept away from growth of more than 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels to avoid major impacts in climate, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change (IPCC) declared.