SCIENTISTS called for urgent action on global warming today after experts revealed that February was the hottest on record across the globe.

The European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) said that the average air temperature in February was 13.54°C (56.4°Fahrenheit) which was 1.77°C (3.18F) warmer than the pre-industrial average for the month — a new record.

January had also been recorded as the warmest first month of the year, beating the previous warmest January in 2020.