More climate records fall in world's warmest February - BBC News

It's the ninth month of global temperature records in a row, driven by climate change and El Niño.

11 hours agocommentsCommentsShareclose panelShare pageCopy linkAbout sharingRelated TopicsClimateImage source, Getty ImagesBy Mark PoyntingClimate and environment researcher, BBC NewsLast month was the world's warmest February in modern times, the EU's climate service says, extending the run of monthly records to nine in a row.

Each month since June 2023 has seen new temperature highs for the time of year.

The world's sea surface is at its hottest on record, while Antarctic sea-ice has again reached extreme lows.

Temperatures are still being boosted by the Pacific's El Niño weather event, but human-caused climate change is by far the main driver of the warmth.

"Heat-trapping greenhouse gases are unequivocally the main culprit," stresses Prof Celeste Saulo, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-68428348

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