During the month of March, the world faced intense heat waves. 202 countries broke at least one heat record in March.
Indonesia and Thailand have experienced daily record temperatures continuously since the start of the year. In Africa, schools had to close because of the heat in South Sudan, the temperature reached more than 40°C in Lomé. And Ivory Coast was not spared even though the country had already recorded a record temperature of 41 °C in February. The cumulative effects of global warming and El Niño are making heat waves more frequent.