ScienceAustralia records its second-hottest September as El Niño and climate crisis combine

Australia had its second-hottest September on record, while minimum night-time temperatures were the highest for any September since records began in 1910. Average temperatures were 2.71C above the 1961-1990 baseline, and snow depth in Kosciuszko national park fell to zero for the first September since monitoring began in 1954. A climate scientist identified climate change as the clear driver, with intensifying El Niño also likely influencing the heat and rainfall patterns.

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