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September 2020 was the hottest month in history, according to C3S (Copernicus Weather Change), a European research center. The institute took into account temperatures around the world in the analysis.
In Brazil, high temperatures influenced the burning of the Amazon and the Pantanal, according to C3S. The heat also broke records in Paraná, Rio de Janeiro and São Paul. The capital of São Paulo had the hottest month in history, according to data from Inment (National Institute of Meteorology). And there is a trend of hotter in the coming days, with the possibility of having the highest temperature ever recorded in Brazil.
Temperatures The September highs also left their mark on the rest of the planet. C3S noted that this contributed to fires in regions like Siberia and California.
The heat is expected to remain strong across most of the planet. So, C3S notes that 2020 could become the hottest year on record for scientists, surpassing the 2016 level.
C3S has also experienced the largest sea ice melting in the Arctic since September 2012. This period is traditionally the time when the region’s ice reaches its minimum extent.
