The record heat in April recorded by the EU's Copernicus was blamed on climate change and the lingering impact of the El Nino weather pattern.
April was the hottest month on record and the eleventh consecutive month of record heat, according to new data. The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service found April 2024 was globally warmer than any previous April dating back to 1940. It was also 1.58C warmer than the estimated average for pre-industrial levels. Last month's hot temperatures fuelled an ongoing drought in southern Africa, threatening food supplies and energy production.
'However, whilst temperature variations associated with natural cycles like El Nino come and go, the extra energy trapped into the ocean and the atmosphere by increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases will keep pushing the global temperature towards new records.' Scientists are particularly worried about the intense heat building in the oceans, which should help to soak up extra heat and carbon dioxide. Global warming has added roughly 1.
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