Unusually warm oceans. If last month being the planet’s hottest February — the ninth month in a row that a monthly record tumbled — failed to resonate, a new map from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows all the ways the extreme warmth translated to impacts around the world. The map shows the world’s most significant “climate anomalies,” or weather events that were unexpected for this time of year. Selected significant climate and weather extremes in February 2024. The Northern Hemisphere also experienced an unusually warm winter.

Source: CNN March 15, 2024 17:52 UTC