Global temperatures at near historic highs in March: EU monitor

Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, with Europe experiencing its hottest March on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The world saw the second-hottest March in the dataset, continuing a near-unbroken spell of record or near-record-breaking temperatures since July 2023. March was 1.6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. Scientists warn that every fraction of a degree of global warming increases extreme weather events. Warmer seas cause heavier rainfall and affect global rainfall patterns.

Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, with Europe experiencing its hottest March on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The world saw the second-hottest March in the dataset, continuing a near-unbroken spell of record or near-record-breaking temperatures since July 2023. March was 1.6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. Scientists warn that every fraction of a degree of global warming increases extreme weather events. Warmer seas cause heavier rainfall and affect global rainfall patterns.

Global temperatures hovered at historic highs in March, with Europe experiencing its hottest March on record, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The world saw the second-hottest March in the dataset, continuing a near-unbroken spell of record or near-record-breaking temperatures since July 2023. March was 1.6 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. Scientists warn that every fraction of a degree of global warming increases extreme weather events. Warmer seas cause heavier rainfall and affect global rainfall patterns.

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