A brief summary in yesterday's Carbon Brief news digest publication.
"RECORD LEVELS: The Copernicus Climate Change Service has warned that extreme weather across the globe is set to continue, following April marking the 11th month in a row where global average temperatures were at record highs, reported the Financial Times.
"April was 0.67C above the 1991-2020 average for the month and 1.58C above pre-industrial levels, it added.
"SURGING SEA TEMPERATURES: Analysis of the Copernicus data by BBC News found that the world’s oceans have broken temperature records every single day over the past year and, on some days, this has been by a “huge margin”. L
"In February and March 2024, sea surface temperatures reached a new global average daily high of 21.09C, according to the analysis."
