
"Unprecedented Ocean and Earth Heat Records Alarm Climate Scientists"
March 2024 was the warmest on record globally, with land areas experiencing the fourth-warmest March and oceans the warmest for the 12th consecutive month. The El Niño event weakened, with a 60% chance of La Niña emerging in summer. Arctic sea ice extent was the 15th-lowest, while Antarctic sea ice reached its seasonal minimum, the second-lowest on record. Notable global heat records were set in March, with 19 all-time heat records and no all-time cold records.













