This February has been the warmest on record: Scientists

Vehicles charred in the Smokehouse Creek Fire, termed as the second largest in US history to be caused by intense heat. Pic/AP

The world likely notched its warmest February on record, as spring-like conditions caused flowers to bloom early from Japan to Mexico, left ski slopes bald of snow in Europe and pushed temperatures to 100 degrees F in Texas.

While data has not been finalised, three scientists told Reuters that February is on track to have the highest global average temperature ever recorded for that month, thanks to climate change and the warming in the Eastern Pacific Ocean known as El Nino.

The US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration will publish final figures for February around March 14, according to its press office.

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