"Unprecedented Ocean and Earth Heat Records Alarm Climate Scientists"
TL;DR
March 2024 was the warmest on record globally, with land areas experiencing the fourth-warmest March and oceans the warmest for the 12th consecutive month. The El Niño event weakened, with a 60% chance of La Niña emerging in summer. Arctic sea ice extent was the 15th-lowest, while Antarctic sea ice reached its seasonal minimum, the second-lowest on record. Notable global heat records were set in March, with 19 all-time heat records and no all-time cold records.
- Earth just had its warmest March on record » Yale Climate Connections Yale Climate Connections
- Ocean Heat Has Shattered Records for More Than a Year. What's Happening? The New York Times
- Why is ocean heat smashing records? It's more than just climate change The Seattle Times
- Last month was Earth's warmest March on record National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
- Tenth consecutive monthly heat record alarms and confounds climate scientists The Guardian
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