Month: September 2023

29 September 2023 | New York Post

JFK Airport in New York has wettest day since records began

JFK Airport was walloped with 7.97 inches of rain on 29 September 2023 — a new daily record dating back to 1948.

28 September 2023 | BBC

Swiss glaciers get 10% smaller in two years

In just two years, Switzerland’s glaciers have lost 10% of their total volume – as much as they lost in the three decades between 1960 and 1990.

11 September 2023 | The Guardian

Seven days of 30°C heat in September is new UK record

Forecasters said there had never been a September heatwave on record as long-lived as this year’s episode.