2018 set to be fourth hottest year on record according to the World Meteorological Organization
2018 set to be fourth hottest year on record according to the World Meteorological Organization.
It says that the global average temperature for the first 10 months of the year was nearly 1C above the levels between 1850-1900. If the trend continues, the WMO says temperatures may rise by 3-5C by 2100. 20 warmest years on record have been in last 22 years.
Experts warn that global warming is on track to surpass three degrees by 2100 and urge governments to do more than first planned to rein it in. Scientists are concerned the world is still nowhere near slowing down these soaring temperatures, as thermometers creep closer to the Paris climate agreement’s ambitious 1.5C target.
With an El Nino event predicted to happen in the coming months, temperatures next year are likely to shoot up again as a natural boost to ocean warming combines with man-made climate change.
According to a new report bit.ly/2QmAcAw published on Tuesday by the UN Environment Programme (UNEP), the world is falling behind on the goals set in the Paris agreement.
