This year 'virtually certain' to be hottest ever, scientists warn

According to data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, known as 3CS, the average surface air temperature of 15.30C across the globe was 0.85C above the 1991-2020 average for October, and 0.40C above the previous warmest October in 2019.

This year is now "virtually certain" to be the hottest ever after the latest "obliteration" of records, after October became the warmest such month ever by a significant margin.

According to data from the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service, known as 3CS, the average surface air temperature of 15.30C across the globe was 0.85C above the 1991-2020 average for October, and 0.40C above the previous warmest October in 2019.