Energy & Science
Get Used to Record-Breaking Heat Because It’s Here to Stay
- Every year over next decade likely in top 10 hottest: study
- Prediction based on fluctuations in temperature since 1975
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Unprecedented warming will dominate the coming decade, according to a new study, which said every year is likely to rank among the planet’s 10 hottest.
Global temperatures are already consistently breaking records, with 2016 the warmest ever followed by 2019, data from the World Meteorological Organization show. That trend is likely to continue through 2028 with a 75% chance that every year will feature in the top 10 hottest of all time, according to the study submitted to the Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society.