New Delhi. Due to the combined effect of ‘El Nino’ condition and human-caused climate change, the month of March 2024 was the hottest ‘March’ ever in the world. This is the 10th consecutive month since June last year when the temperature has set a new record. The Climate Agency of the European Union gave this information on Tuesday.
The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said the average temperature in March was 14.14 degrees Celsius, which is 1.68 degrees Celsius higher than the average temperature for this month in the specified pre-industrial reference period 1850-1900. In the month of March, it is 0.73 degrees Celsius higher than the 1991-2020 average and 0.10 degrees Celsius higher than the previous highest temperature of March 2016.
“The global average temperature over the past 12 months (April 2023-March 2024) is the highest ever recorded, 0.70 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average and 1.58 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average from 1850 to 1900,” the climate agency said. degrees Celsius is higher.”
C3S said the global average temperature crossed the 1.5 degree Celsius limit for the entire year in January for the first time. However, a permanent breach of the 1.5 °C limit specified in the Paris Agreement refers to long-term warming over many years.
According to climate scientists, countries need to limit the global average temperature rise to 1.5 degrees Celsius relative to pre-industrial levels to avoid the worst effects of climate change.
Earth’s global surface temperature has already risen by about 1.15 degrees Celsius compared to the 1850–1900 average, a level not seen since 125,000 years ago. This heat is believed to be the reason behind record drought, wildfires and floods across the world. The rise in global average temperatures is caused by rapidly increasing concentrations of greenhouse gases – primarily carbon dioxide and methane – in the atmosphere.
C3S Deputy Director Samantha Burgess said, “The global average temperature is the highest ever recorded, 1.58 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels over the past 12 months. “Rapid reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are needed to prevent further warming.” Globally, the year 2023 was the hottest year in the 174-year observed record, with global average near-surface temperatures 1.45°C above the pre-industrial baseline (1850–1900).
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FIRST PUBLISHED: April 9, 2024, 21:53 IST