The world is already smashing heat records. It’s expected to get hotter.
The mean temperature globally will very likely exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius in at least one year between 2026 and 2030 compared to preindustrial times — a crucial threshold outlined by the Paris climate agreement, according to the U.N. World Meteorological Organization. It predicts that annual temperatures over that period will be between 1.3 and 1.9 degrees above the average from 1850 to 1900.
At least one year between now and 2030 will top 2024 as the hottest year ever observed, the WMO predicted in its latest report on global climate change.
Global temperatures “are likely to continue at or near record levels in the five-year period 2026-2030 and stay well above annual mean temperatures seen in the last 60 years,” the report says.
