Thermometer scare: Earth experiences hottest January in history

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Although it may not seem like it, the Northern Hemisphere is immersed in the winter season. However, despite a few days of cold, intense rain and heavy snowfall, the thermometer does not lie: the Earth has experienced the month of January warm Of history, since there are records; The average temperature reached 1.65 °C above the pre-industrial reference level. The planet’s fauna and flora pay a expensive toll,

The air and sea temperatures present a series of truly worrying anomalies. Heat and lack of rain are wreaking havoc. crop fields are dry, agriculture tormentsForest fires do not seem to be stopping and weather related events intensify.

Sea ice extent in the Arctic maintained some stability, and increased in some areas, but in Antarctica, values ​​hovered around one down 18% Of the average recorded at this time.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S), initiated by the European Union and implemented by the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, publishes monthly climate bulletins. see the change On global air and sea surface temperatures, sea ice mass and hydrological variables.

All reported results are based on computer-generated analysis, and the ERA5 reanalysis data set using thousands of millions of measurements From satellites, ships, planes and weather stations around the world.