Hottest Ever Five Years: 2014 – 19
September 25 , 2019
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- According to a new UN report compiled by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the five-year period ending 2019 is set to be the hottest ever.
- The period is currently estimated to be 1.1 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial (1850-1900) times and 0.2 degrees Celsius warmer than 2011-2015.
- The past four years were already the hottest since record-keeping began in 1850.
- Carbon dioxide levels reached a record high of 37 billion tonnes.
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