The world experienced record-breaking hot weather for the 11th consecutive month in AprilvideopokerwithfriendsA heat wave has swept across Asia, and summers in Europe are expected to be hotter than in previous years.

The European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service Center said global temperatures last month were 1.1 percent higher than the historical averagevideopokerwithfriends.58 degrees Celsius (2videopokerwithfriends.8 degrees Fahrenheit), the hottest April on record. Temperatures in the past 12 months have been 1.61 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, exceedingvideopokerwithfriendsThe 1.5 degrees Celsius level that policymakers and scientists say could threaten life on Earth.

"While temperature changes associated with natural cycles such as El Niño occur repeatedly, the additional energy concentrated in the ocean and atmosphere due to increased greenhouse gas concentrations will continue to drive global temperatures to new highs," said Carlo Buontempo, head of the world's largest provider of climate data.