Arctic warming to pick up pace

The world is expected to experience more record temperatures over the next five years, with Arctic warming predicted at more than three times the global average, a new report by the UN weather agency said yesterday.

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There is an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will see record heat, with a high likelihood that average warming will exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, according to the report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

Last year, the hottest year on record, saw the first breach of the 2015 Paris climate agreement, which committed countries to avoid global warming of more than 1.5C.