“Across the country, more than 7,700 daily temperature records were broken last month, on the heels of the fourth warmest winter on record.

While it might be time to lie on a blanket in the park, climate scientists are worried. They say all these sunny days are actually an extreme weather event, one with local and global implications.” (via NPR).

Related:

• March Shatters Heat Records (myfoxphoenix.com)
• Weather Is ‘Stunning’ Evidence Of Global Warming (huffingtonpost.com)
• Start of 2012, March shatter U.S. heat records (washingtontimes.com)
• It’s already been a very record-breaking hot year (kansascity.com)