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Hottest Ever Five Years: 2014 – 19

September 25 , 2019 1760 days 1362 0
  • 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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