Earth just experienced the hottest February on record, with nine consecutive months of record temperatures for the same period

February 2024 has become the warmest February on record globally. This is also the ninth month in a row that has set a record monthly temperature for the same period since records began.

According to the data, the average temperature in February 2024 was 1.77 ° C higher than the average temperature in the same month from 1850 to 1900 (pre-industrial), and 0.81 ° C higher than the average temperature in the same month from 1991 to 2020. The global average temperature over the past 12 months (March 2023 to February 2024) was the highest for the same period in historical records, 1.56 ° C above pre-industrial levels.

At the same time, data from the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service show that global sea surface temperatures are at their highest level ever recorded.

Outside the polar regions, the global mean sea surface temperature in February was 21.06 ° C, surpassing the previous record of 20.98 ° C set in August 2023. The Copernicus Climate Change Service estimates that the daily average sea surface temperature is likely to reach a new high of 21.09 ° C by the end of March.

The Director of the Copernicus Climate Change Service said: "February also saw the past few months break the temperature records for the same period. As incredible as this may seem, it's not surprising, because continued warming of the climate system inevitably leads to new temperature extremes."

In places like New Hampshire, ice fishing is a winter way of life and recreation, and every winter, people flock to frozen lakes with their small fishing sheds. These small, handmade wooden huts are mounted on sleigh scooters to pull them into the middle of the frozen lake. In recent years, the huts have become more elaborate, not only with holes built in the floor for towing fish, but also with heaters, solar panels, lights and even televisions.

But just in late February, as temperatures climbed and the ice began to melt and thin, fishermen on Lake Winnepoket in New Hampshire scrambled to pull their huts from the rapidly melting ice. "Global warming is real." One fisherman waded in a puddle on skates. "I never thought it would happen, but it's happening around us." Some experts say this could threaten the region's continuing traditional culture of ice fishing.

"The actual concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere have an impact on the climate, and unless we manage to stabilise these concentrations, we will inevitably face new global temperature records and their consequences," the experts explained.

Dr Friedrich Otto, senior lecturer in climate science at the Grantham Institute for Climate Change and the Environment at Imperial College London, said: "There is now a lot of evidence that our climate is warming, with billions of measurements from weather stations, satellites, ships and aircraft showing that our planet is heating up at a dangerous rate."

"Humans should not be surprised that we keep breaking new temperature records. Humans burn oil, gas and coal, causing the climate to continue to warm. There is no magic bullet to curb climate change, the only way is to stop burning fossil fuels and replace them with more sustainable renewable energy sources. If we fail to do so, extreme weather events caused by intensified climate change will continue to threaten human lives and livelihoods." "Dr. Otto said.