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The extraordinary global heat follows its records! Last month, the world experienced its hottest April on record, according to data from Copernicus, the European Union's climate monitoring service.
This marks the 11th consecutive month of record global temperatures. With this new data point, some scientists are warning that there is a good chance that 2024 could surpass 2023 as the warmest year on record, CNN reports .
Last month was 1.58 degrees Celsius warmer than the average April in the pre-industrial era and 0.67 degrees above the average April between 1991 and 2020, Copernicus found.
Climate impacts have been strong. Parts of Asia have faced deadly heat: schools were closed for millions of children in Bangladesh, while rice fields have shrunk in Vietnam.
The unprecedented global heat is being driven by the long-term trend of global warming - caused primarily by humans burning fossil fuels, fueled by El Niño, a natural climate pattern that tends to have a warming effect.
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