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   With today's update to HadCRUT the major data series I scrape have   
   (mostly) reported for Sept 2020.   
      
   Remote Sensing is still "out" (web config error 500 -- maybe related   
   to wanting everyone to register to see the data now) and Cowtan & Way   
   haven't updated since the start of the pandemic in Apr.   
      
   Apart from those the summary of the year-to-dates for each series is   
   as follows:   
      
   Data series	Rank	Value	#Months   
   nhtsdsst	1	136.1	9   
   glbtsdsst	1	105.0	9   
   cru4krig	1	1.7885	4   
   hadcrut4nh	1	1.1650	9   
   aravgNH		1	1.0452	9   
   had4krig	1	1.0013	4   
   hadsst_nh	1	0.8517	9   
   jma		1	0.4756	9   
   shtsdsst	2	74.0	9   
   rsstlt4		2	0.8247	8   
   hadcrut4	2	0.8167	9	<-- ~median   
   aravg		2	0.7063	9   
   hadsst		2	0.6191	9   
   uah_globe6NH	2	0.5722	9   
   uah_globe6SH	2	0.4456	9   
   uah_globe6	3	0.5078	9   
   aravgSH		3	0.3506	9   
   seaice.extent	4	10.5122	18   
   hadcrut4sh	5	0.4698	9   
   hadsst_sh	6	0.4071	9   
   piomas.vol	9	15.3119	9   
      
   Many series are showing 2020 Jan-Sept are at record levels.  The   
   leading one is probably NASA GISTEMP for the global surf temps showing   
   the world is more than +1C above the mid 20th cent avgs.  NOAA's   
   NOAATEMP (aravg) is showing a 2nd place at +.71C above their ~1980s   
   baseline. (Together pointing at 70% of the post-industrial warming   
   coming in just the past 40y -- an acceleration that's been obvious in   
   the detailed numbers for the past 30y or so).   
      
   Hadley's HadCRUT is pointing at a No 2 place as well at +.82C above   
   their ~1980s (1961-90) baseline. Some experts, incl some that work for   
   the UK Met, say that might be related to the HadCRUT's weaker coverage   
   of the polar areas which are seeing a lot more warming that the   
   temperate zones.   
      
   Even the UAH's LT6 series all report a 2020 YTD avg ranking around   
   2nd-place in the sat record.   
      
   The surprising laggards at the Arctic seaice measures at 10.5 mn km2   
   of avg NH seaice extent and 1531 km3 avg seaice volume (i.e. very   
   roughly an avg thickness YTD around 1.46m).  This situation is   
   certainly not what is reported day by day by other agencies that are   
   showing daily records for large swathes of the N Hem including Laptev   
   Sea/Siberian coast where past melt records are begetting new and   
   bigger melt records as the local albedo apparently is dropping a few   
   basis points.   
      
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   Upcoming events:   
   14 Oct 2020	Sept Global Release SOTC NOAA   
      
   The end of the eternal snows: Integrative mapping of 100 years of   
   glacier retreat in the Venezuelan Andes   
   Arctic, Antarctic and Alpine Research   
   Glacier cover in Venezuela decreased by 98% between 1952 and 2019, new   
   research finds. It will soon become the first Andean country to lose   
   its glaciers entirely, the research adds. By recreating maps of   
   Venezuela's glacier cover stretching back to 1910, the research also   
   finds that glacier retreat rates increased after 1998, reaching a   
   maximum retreat rate between 2016 and 2019. The authors say: "These   
   new maps should provide an essential tool for biophysical, ecological,   
   and historical studies and a key reference for promoting awareness on   
   climate change in the tropical Andes, where glaciers are intimately   
   linked with cultural identity."   
      
   Brussels `won't stand in the way' of new nuclear plants, says EU climate chief   
   Frédéric Simon, EurActiv   
      
   Fears over 'weakening' of UK green watchdog   
   Roger Harrabin, BBC News   
      
   Oil traders braced for balancing act in wake of US election   
   David Sheppard, Financial Times   
      
   China races ahead in electric vehicles   
   James Kynge, Financial Times   
      
   ESB offers #75m to help businesses cut greenhouse gas emissions   
   The Irish Times   
      
   Powering up! Britain's first forecourt for electric cars is set to   
   open next month   
   Tom Payne, Daily Mail   
      
   EU report about vanishing beaches was alarmist and wrong, scientists say   
   Ben Webster, The Times   
      
   Vietnam braces for Typhoon Molave, in worst tropical storm season for decades   
   Chloé Farand, Climate Home News   
      
   Japan's heavy reliance on coal comes into focus as the country moves   
   towards carbon-neutrality   
   Ben Geman, Axios   
      
   Melting of light-coloured Arctic sea ice is accelerating global warming   
   Ian Randall, MailOnline   
      
   A beloved Jamaican beach is succumbing to climate change. It won't be the last   
   Christopher Serju, The Guardian   
      
   Robert Murray, Ohio coal baron who fought govt regulations, dies at 80   
   Harrison Smith, The Washington Post   
      
   Gabon signs hydropower deal in step towards emissions target   
   Gerauds Wilfried Obangome, Reuters   
      
   'Unfortunate delay' sees final hotel quarantine report pushed back until Dec   
   ABC News, 28 Oct 2020 23:33Z   
   The inquiry into Victoria's failed hotel quarantine scheme will delay   
   handing down its final report by more than a month, instead delivering an   
   interim report with recommendations on Nov 6, as it waits for more   
   evidence to be produced.   
      
   Three-fold hike in insurance premiums mean rangers can't do crucial bushfire   
   mitigation work   
   ABC Kimberley, 28 Oct 2020 at 10:11pm   
   Indigenous ranger groups warn they will be unable to continue fire   
   mitigation work due to insurance premium hikes following the east coast   
   bushfire catastrophe.   
      
   Scuttled Antarctic supply ship Nella Dan located 'deeper than the Titanic'   
   ABC News, 28 Oct 2020 at 10:10pm   
   As the Antarctic supply ship Aurora Australis leaves Tasmanian shores, the   
   fate of its predecessor is being remembered after scientists pinpoint its   
   exact location -- a final resting place deeper than the Titanic.   
      
   Victoria records 3 new cases of coronavirus   
   ABC News, 28 Oct 2020 at 9:26pm   
   Victoria's health department says there have been 3 new cases of   
   coronavirus reported in the past 24 hours and zero new deaths. The 14-day   
   rolling average in Melbourne is now 2.4.   
      
   ANZ scales back dividend, as profit slumps 40pc to $3.6b   
   ABC News, 28 Oct 2020 at 9:09pm   
   ANZ says its full-year profit was weighed down by COVID-19 credit impairments,   
   and slashes its final dividend by a massive 229 per cent.   
      
   'Nothing short of disgraceful': Push to overhaul sacred sites laws   
   ABC News, 28 Oct 2020 at 8:54pm   
   The nation's sacred site laws are "weak" and "disgraceful", according to   
   Northern Territory authorities, who are calling for swift changes to see   
   them overhauled.   
      
   'They could write anything': Pub shut for incomplete customer COVID-19 sign-ins   
   ABC Wide Bay, 28 Oct 2020 at 8:39pm   
   A pub forced to shut and kick out 120 patrons after a surprise COVID-safe   
   inspection is used as an example by the hospitality industry pushing for   
   restrictions to be eased for Christmas.   
      
   Queensland Health discovers virus in sewage as WA records one new case   
   ABC News, 28 Oct 2020 at 8:36pm   
   Routine wastewater testing returns a positive result for viral fragments of   
   COVID-19 in sewage west of Brisbane, as Western Australia records one new   
   case in quarantine.   
      
   Ford blows away earnings expectations as consumers buy up trucks during   
   pandemic   
   CNBC, 28 Oct 2020 23:03Z   
   Ford blew away Wall Street expectations as well as the company's forecast   
   earnings for the third quarter on stronger-than-expected demand during the ...   
      
   Dow futures rise 100 points after Wall Street's worst sell-off in months   
   CNBC, 28 Oct 2020 23:03Z   
      
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