Last 7 years 'warmest on record' across world, says EU agency
The annual average temperature was 1.1 to 1.2°C above pre-industrial level
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The annual average temperature was 1.1 to 1.2°C above pre-industrial level
PARIS - The last seven years have been the hottest on record globally "by a clear margin", the European Union's climate monitoring service reported Monday, as it raised the alarm over sharp increases in record concentrations of methane in the atmosphere.
The finding by the European Union's Copernicus service satellite system follows a summer of extremes, with severe heatwaves in the Mediterranean and floods in central Europe.
Ireland experienced its hottest autumn on record last year, according to Met Éireann. Experts say the temperature trends are in line with rising temperatures globally and are due to "human-caused climate change."
British Antarctic Survey (BAS) is joining the UK’s leading climate science organisations to develop a new national alliance focused on climate