Global temperatures will continue to soar over the next year as
rising levels of greenhouse gas emissions and El Nino combine to bring
more record-breaking warmth to the planet.
According to the Met
Office's forecast for the next five years, this year is likely to be the
warmest since records began. Next year there will be a dip as the
effects of El Nino dissipate, but after that, and for the remainder of
the decade, the world will experience more warming. The forecast, which
is to be put out this week, is the first such report since the Met
Office overhauled its near-term climate prediction system last year.
"We
cannot say exactly how hot 2018, 2019 or 2020 will be. That will depend
on other variables. But the general trend is going to be upwards," said
Doug Smith, a Met Office expert on long-term forecasting.
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