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März ist das zehnte der wärmsten Monate in Folge

By Ninian Carter

April 9, 2024 - März war das zehnte Monat in Folge das zu den wärmsten seit Beginn der Aufzeichnungen gehört, mit einer durchschnittlichen Lufttemperatur von 14.14°C – 1.68°C wärmer als der Durchschnitt für März in den Jahren 1850-1900.

March 2024 was warmer globally than any previous March studied, and the tenth month in a row that was ranked the warmest on record when compared to the previous respective month of the year.

The month had an average surface air temperature of 14.14°C, 0.73°C above the 1991-2020 average for March and 0.10°C above the previous high set in March 2016.

The global average temperature for the past twelve months (April 2023-March 2024) is the highest on record, at 0.70°C above the 1991-2020 average and 1.68°C above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial average.

The primary causes of the record-breaking heat are a combination of human-made greenhouse gas emissions and other factors such as the El Nino weather pattern, which warms the eastern Pacific Ocean.

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PUBLISHED: 09/04/2024; STORY: Graphic News
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