March was the hottest month ever recorded, says the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This is part of a worrying pattern where each of the last ten months has broken records for warmth compared to previous years.
The world is heating up fast, and it’s causing big problems for our planet. The past year, ending in March, was the hottest 12 months ever recorded. This shows that global warming is happening faster than ever before.
Samantha Burgess, from Copernicus Climate Change Service, says that March’s record-breaking temperature isn’t the only problem. Other months in the past year have also been much hotter than usual. This is a sign that our climate is changing quickly, and not for the better.
The Earth’s temperature rising so fast is causing many problems around the world. There have been more wildfires in the Amazon rainforest because of droughts caused by climate change. In Southern Africa, crops are dying because of the heat, and millions of people are going hungry.
Another big problem caused by rising temperatures is the bleaching of coral reefs in the Southern Hemisphere. This is happening because the oceans are getting warmer, and it’s a huge threat to marine life.
The main reason the Earth is getting hotter is because of human activities, like burning fossil fuels. This releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, trapping heat and making the planet warmer. Even when natural events like El Niño, which warms the Pacific Ocean, happen, it’s not enough to stop the warming caused by humans.
