REALLY?! May was the Earth’s HOTTEST month of May on record
THE month of May was the HOTTEST May on record, scientists have revealed.
The month of May was the hottest May in history
NASA officials say average temperatures reached 0.87C above what is considered normal since record-keeping began in 1880.
This marks the 13th consecutive month that the monthly average temperatures have broken records, putting 2016 on track to be the hottest since 2015.
It was also the warmest three month period between March and May in history, with temperatures soaring 1.06C (1.91F) above the 20th century average - which also makes it the hottest start to the year on record.
David Carlson, from the World Climate Research Programme, said: “Abnormal is the new normal.”
Brits enjoyed record-breaking temperatures in May
Abnormal is the new normal
Meteorologists say increased carbon dioxide in the atmosphere caused by human emissions has been made worse this year by the 2016 El Nino climate phenomenon in the Pacific.
Richard Betts from the University of Exeter, said: “Since human emissions are now 25 per cent greater than in the last big El Nino in 1997/98 this all adds up to a record CO2 rise this year.”
June has so far been a wash out, with many parts of the UK hit by torrential rain and flash flooding as Britain braces itself for an “Artic whisper” that will send temperatures plummeting.
June has so far been a washout
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This week the Environment Agency sent out 33 flood alerts and four flood warnings, while towns and villages all over the UK struggled to cope with torrential downpours which overwhelmed drainage systems, leaving roads awash.
The East Midlands, East of England, London and South East England, South West England, West Midlands and Yorkshire and Humber were also faced with flood warnings.
The freakish conditions are being blamed on two weather systems battling it out over the country in the coming days.