Broken record: March is 10th straight month to be hottest on record, scientists say
Voice of America
File - A volunteer distributes drinking water next to a bus stand on a hot day in Hyderabad, India, March 21, 2024. Earth just had its warmest March ever recorded, the 10th month in a row to set such a record, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus.
For the 10th consecutive month, Earth in March set a new monthly record for global heat — with both air temperatures and the world’s oceans hitting an all-time high for the month, the European Union climate agency Copernicus said.
FILE - South Vietnamese forces follow children, including 9-year-old Kim Phuc, center, as they run down Route 1 near Trang Bang after an aerial napalm attack on suspected Viet Cong hiding places, June 8, 1972. FILE - Pulitzer Prize-winning photographer Nick Ut, center, flanked by Kim Phuc, left, holds his Pulitzer Prize winning photo, as they wait to meet with Pope Francis during the weekly general audience in St. Peter's Square at The Vatican, May 11, 2022.