Australia experiences second hottest September on record as El Niño and climate crisis combine

Alpine areas also experience record-breaking heat with snow depth recorded at zero in Kosciuszko national park Australia had its second hottest September on record last month as global heating and a strengthening El Niño combined to break a string of heat records around the country. Bureau of Meteorology data showed the minimum night-time temperatures across the continent were also the hottest for any September, on a record that goes back to 1910.