PARIS: The world just had its third-hottest September on record, the Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Thursday (Oct 9), as global average temperatures remained stuck near historic highs for yet another month. September did not break the record for the month set in 2023 and was only marginally cooler than the same period last year, said the EU's global warming monitor. "The global temperature context remains much the same, with persistently high land and sea surface temperatures