INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
The world just experienced its warmest March on record, capping a 10-month streak in which every month set a new temperature record, the
From April 2023 to March 2024, the global average temperature was 1.58 degrees Celsius above the average in the 1850-1900 pre-industrial
dataset goes back to 1940, which the scientists cross-checked with other data to confirm that last month was the hottest March since the
temperatures have wreaked havoc this year.Climate change-driven drought in the Amazon rainforest region unleashed a record number of
wildfires in Venezuela from January-March, while drought in Southern Africa has wiped out crops and left millions of people facing
hunger.Marine scientists also warned last month a mass coral bleaching event is likely unfolding in the Southern Hemisphere, driven by
Other factors pushing up temperatures include El Nino, the weather pattern that warms the surface waters in the eastern Pacific Ocean.El
Nino peaked in December-January and is now weakening, which may help to break the hot streak toward the end of the year.But despite El Nino
in more intense droughts, fires, heat waves and heavy rainfall, Otto said.Source: Reuters--Agencies
