the exceptional warm weather the world experienced last month did not surprise climate scientists. it coincides with a near record increase in co2 concentrations in the atmosphere. the link between c02 and rising temperatures is well established and this year global temperatures got an extra boost thanks to el nino, which brings warmer water to the surface of parts of the tropical pacific. that explains why february was 1.77 degrees warmer than preindustrial temperatures, and why global average temperatures hit a record 1.55 degrees above preindustrial levels over the last 12 months. it means we have temporarily at least breached the 1.5 degrees threshold the world agreed to try and limit temperature rise to, to avoid the worst impacts of climate change. february 2024 was the warmest february on record globally, with an average temperature of 13.54 degrees, above the 1991 2020 temperature. while this is remarkable, because, for instance, it is a tenth of a degree warmer than
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meanwhile red bull team principal christian horner, has again denied allegations of inappropriate behaviour, after a series of alleged messages were leaked. horner was cleared on wednesday, after an internal investigation looked into his behaviour towards a female colleague. an anonymous email, with a link to messages, purporting to involve horner, was sent to formula 1 personnel and media yesterday. horner said : i won t comment on anonymous speculation, but, to reiterate, i have always denied the allegations. tim jotischky is a reputation management expert. clearly he has repeatedly said he has been an exonerated and he has nothing to answer for what it can be difficult to do that because the weight of events, the fact that you are the centre of the story, it becomes impossible to focus on what you are therefore, which is the win races. a mean sometimes you don t think your position is sustainable, there might be someone in business who does, it s something you might see
and coming up on bbc news the world indoors are underway in glasgow and home favourite jemma reekie is safely through to the semi finals of the 800m after winning her heat. good afternoon. he was vladimir putin s arch enemy the kremlin s most prominent opponent. the kremlin s most almost two weeks ago alexei navalny died in mysterious circumstances in the arcticjail where he d been imprisoned. well, today, in a gesture of mass defiance, thousands of mr navalny s supporters attended his funeral in moscow. they knew they were risking arrest, but they chanted that they were not afraid. our eastern europe correspondent sarah rainsford reports and some viewers may find some of the images in this report distressing. they shouted his name. a final act of support for alexei navalny. as his coffin arrived at a moscow church. it s the name vladimir putin refused to utter. navalny, being buried today, was putin s greatest political rival. so, this funeral was a show of defiance to