Hottest October globally marks fifth record-shattering month

Paris (AFP) - Last month was the hottest October on record globally, Europe's climate monitor said Wednesday, as months of exceptional heat likely to make 2023 the warmest year in history.  With temperatures soaring beyond previous averages by exceptional margins, scientists say the pressure on world leaders to curb planet-heating greenhouse gas pollution has never been more urgent as they prepare to meet in Dubai for the UNCOP28 climate conference this month.  Drought parched parts of the United States and Mexico during October, while huge swathes of the planet saw wetter than normal conditio...