In March, the world experienced an unprecedented surge in temperatures, setting a new global heat record. This alarming development further underscores the ongoing trend of climatic extremes, reflecting the intensifying impacts of climate change on our planet. Each of the last 10 months ranked as the world’s hottest on record, compared with the corresponding month in previous years, the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said in a monthly bulletin.
March marked yet another milestone in global warming, with temperatures reaching unprecedented levels, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This record-breaking warmth, averaging 14.14 degrees Celsius (57.9 degrees Fahrenheit), surpassed the previous record set in 2016 by a narrow margin of a tenth of a degree. Additionally, March 2022 was notably warmer, registering 1.68 degrees Celsius (35 degrees Fahrenheit) above the average for March during the pre-industrial era, spanning from 1850 to 1900.
Throughout March, extensive regions across the globe, spanning from areas in Africa to Greenland and from South America to Antarctica, faced temperatures exceeding historical averages. This period not only extended the streak of consecutive months breaking heat records but also established the hottest 12-month span ever documented, with temperatures soaring 1.58 degrees Celsius (34.8 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial norms.
The primary cause of the heat was greenhouse gas emissions fuelled by human activity, C3S said.
“It’s the long-term trend with exceptional records that has us very concerned,” C3S Deputy Director Samantha Burgess said.
“Seeing records like this – month in, month out – really shows us that our climate is changing, is changing rapidly,” she added.
Additionally, enhancing international cooperation and mobilizing resources for climate resilience initiatives are essential steps in mitigating the impacts of global warming and safeguarding the health and stability of our planet.
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