World's hottest year on the horizon, new Met Office climate analysis warns
World's hottest year on the horizon, new Met Office climate analysis warns There is a 90% chance that one of the next five years will be the hottest on record, a new report from the Met Office and World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) is warning. The chance of temporarily reaching 1.5C above pre-industrial levels has roughly doubled compared to last year’s predictions Called the ‘Global Annual to Decadal Climate Update’, the report covers 2021 through 2025, combining data from past years with “the best predictions from leading climate centres around the world”. Centre locations i...