World Extends Run of Heat Records for 11th Straight Month
- Warmer than usual conditions expected across Europe in May
- Oslo is forecast to be hotter than Madrid by next Monday
A man unloads blocks of ice from a truck during high temperatures in Bangkok on April 28.
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April was the Earth’s 11th consecutive month of record-breaking heat, with warmer weather already sweeping across Asia and a hotter-than-usual summer expected in Europe.
The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service said last month’s temperatures globally were 1.58C (2.8F) above historical averages and marked the hottest April on record. The past 12 months have been 1.61C higher than pre-industrial temperatures, exceeding the 1.5C threshold that policymakers and scientists say could threaten life on the planet.