March 2024 was warmer globally than any previous March in the data record, Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) has said.
At the same time, Australia’s private forecaster weatherzone said a large pool of cooler-than-average water beneath the surface of the tropical Pacific Ocean has emerged, showing that the lingering surface warmth is shallow. “March was 1.68°C warmer than an estimate of the March average for 1850-1900,…