Global temperatures over the next five years are expected to remain at or near record-high levels, according to a report issued by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO).
This will increase climate risks and their impacts on communities, economies, and sustainable development, the organisation’s regional representative Dr Hesham Abdulghani said.
According to the report, the annual average of global near-surface temperatures for each year between 2025 and 2029 is expected to be between 1.2C and 1.9C higher than the average recorded during the period from 1850 to 1900.
There is an 80 per cent likelihood that at least one year between 2025 and 2029 will break the record for the hottest year ever recorded in 2024.
Additionally, there is an 86pc chance that temperatures in at least one of the next five years will be 1.5C higher than the pre-industrial revolution average. The report does not provide individual annual forecasts for each of the five years.
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