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NOAA: Global Combined Land and Ocean Surface Temperature Was Second Warmest for September

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The combined global land and ocean surface temperature was the second warmest September on record, according to NOAA’s National Climatic Data Center in Asheville, NC. Based on records going back to 1880, the monthly National Climatic Data Center analysis is part of the suite of climate services NOAA provides.

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Tropical Storm Ketsana Kills More Than 240, Displaces More Than 609,000 in Philippines

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that “ This could be again a manifestation of climate change. Due to climate change, we should expect more extreme weather events like extreme rainfall.". Early official blame was placed in part on citizen inaction and refuse-choked drainage systems.