Alarming rise in global temperatures - World
Alarming rise in global temperatures Format The past six years have been the warmest on record since 1880, with 2016, 2019 and 2020 being the top three, according to a World Meteorological Organization (WMO) press release on 15 January. The year 2020 was 1.2°C above pre-industrial era (1880) temperatures. WMO predicts a 20 per cent probability that temperatures will temporarily exceed 1.5°C as early as 2024. "The speed at which temperatures are increasing is alarming," says Pascal Peduzzi, Di...
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