The planet just experienced the hottest February on record, with global average temperatures rising 1.77°C above the pre-industrial average for the month Chile experienced a severe wildfire earlier this year. That makes it the ninth month in a row to set a monthly heat record. The ocean heat was even more extreme, with average sea surface temperature of 21.09°C recorded on a single day at the end of February edging out August 2023. El Nio emerged in June 2023 and helped make last year