U.K. Met Office Lowers Warming Forecast for Next 5 Years
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The U.K. Met Office lowered its forecast for warming temperatures over the next five years, citing natural variability in the global climate.
Global average temperatures from 2013 through 2017 will probably be about 0.43 degree Celsius (0.77 degree Fahrenheit) above the 1971 through 2000 mean, the Met Office said in its latest near-term climate forecast. That compares with the 0.54 degree rise predicted in December 2011 for 2012 through 2016.