Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Wednesday.

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Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

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