The year 2023 is set to be the hottest yet, with the chance of 2024 being even warmer due to El Niño. Lameez Omarjee examines how some municipalities have been preparing for the possibility of drought, wildfires and heatwaves.
So far, 2023 is set to be on track as the hottest year ever, according to the European Union's climate monitor - Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Recent analysis by C3S also indicated that September 2023 was the warmest on record globally by an "extraordinary margin".