April 2016 turned out to be the hottest on record, according to a report from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Until now, 2016 has been abnormally warm: a deviation of more than 1% from the 1951-1980 average has been recorded for the sixth consecutive month. Scientists predict the upward trend in temperature will continue.
NASA's latest climate data is out, April 2016 warmest on record: t.co/TdlZAA16ln pic.twitter.com/drRNU2WhgY
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Data from the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will also be released next week, and experts believe the last 12 months will break all temperature records.
"It scares. I don't know what will happen next. We understood that El Niño (fluctuations in the temperature of the surface water layer in the equatorial part of the Pacific Ocean, affecting the climate - in particular, is one of the causes of drought in Venezuela - ed.) Would affect the situation, but hardly anyone expected such a jump "- Metorologist Eric Holthaus told the British newspaper The Independent.
Over the past year, global temperatures have increased by 25% of the total increase since the 1880s, Holthaus said. This has a marked effect on the environment. Over the past 18 months, about a quarter of the coral colonies in the ocean have begun to suffer from discoloration due to acidification and rising ocean temperatures, and sea ice is rapidly melting.
The meteorologist predicts that the record high temperature will last four to six months.
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