March of 2023 was the planet’s second-warmest month in recorded history.

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David Knowles

·Senior Editor

Fri, April 14, 2023 at 10:49 AM PDT·3 min read

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• Bill McKibbenAmerican environmentalist and writer

Planet Earth continues to run a fever. Data released by theCopernicus Climate Change Servicelast week showed that March of 2023 was the planet’s second-warmest month in recorded history, registering average global temperatures 0.92 degrees Fahrenheit above normal high temperatures measured between 1991 and 2020.

On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) confirmed the March findings, adding that “Polar sea ice saw its second-smallest March coverage on record.”

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Above-normal monthly temperatures haven’t just become the normthanks to climate change; they are all but guaranteed. The heat in March marked the 529th consecutive month of hotter-than-normal temperatures in comparison to the 20th century average.

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