US EditionFebruary marks 9th straight month of record-smashing global heat: climate monitor
- Last month was the warmest February on record, according to Europe’s climate monitor, signaling the impact of climate change.
- Climate change is leading to historic high temperatures globally for the ninth consecutive month, putting the world in "uncharted territory".
- The warnings from the climate monitor highlight the urgent need for action to address the ongoing climate crisis.
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The first half of February was especially warm. Such a climate has not yet existed, they warn.
The last three months were the hottest on record in the world, with February setting a series of nine consecutive monthly records, driven by continued greenhouse gas emissions and the El Niño climate phenomenon, according to Copernicus.
February marks 9th straight month of record-smashing global heat
PARIS: Last month was the warmest February on record globally, the ninth straight month of historic high temperatures across the planet as climate change steers the world into "uncharted territory," Europe's climate monitor said on Thursday.The last year has seen an onslaught of storms, crop-withering drought and devastating fires, as human-caused climate change — intensified by the naturally occurring El Niño weather phenomenon — stoked warming…
Heat record broken for ninth consecutive month
Last month was the planet’s warmest February on record and the ninth consecutive month of record-breaking temperatures, according to data released Thursday. February was more than 1.7 degrees Celsius warmer than an average February in preindustrial times, reported Copernicus, the European Union’s climate monitoring service. The average global surface air temperature during the month was…
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