In March, Earth marked unprecedented global heat for the 10th straight month, with both air temperatures and ocean temperatures reaching all-time highs. Scientists are alarmed by the scale and pace of recent heating and are struggling to explain it. Adding to this worrisome trend, the levels of crucial heat-trapping gases, like carbon dioxide and methane, spiked to historic highs last year, growing at near-record fast paces. The 2023 rise in carbon dioxide was the third highest in 65 years. This indicates the pressing urgency of the climate crisis and the need for immediate action on a global scale.