This year’s March was the warmest on record.

This year March became the warmest on record, with a new temperature record recorded for 10 consecutive months. About it reports Reuters citing the European Climate Change Service Copernicus.

According to the organization, the past 12 months are also considered the hottest period ever recorded. From April 2023 to March 2024, the average global temperature was 1.58 degrees Celsius above the average temperature during the pre-industrial period 1850-1900.

“Seeing records like this – month after month – really shows us that our climate is changing, changing quickly,” said Copernicus deputy director Samantha Burgess.

As Reuters notes, 2023 has already become the hottest year on the planet, climate change has led to a record number of forest fires in Venezuela and drought in South Africa.

According to Copernicus, the main cause of the heat wave was anthropogenic greenhouse gas emissions. Climate scientist Friederike Otto said failure to cut these emissions would fuel further warming, leading to more severe droughts, fires, heat waves and heavy rain.