UN warns of ‘much extreme weather’ in 2020 after hottest decade on record
‘2020 has started out where 2019 left off — with high-impact weather and climate-related events’
15 January 2020 - 20:23
Geneva — The past decade has been the hottest on record, the UN said on Wednesday, warning that the higher temperatures were expected to fuel numerous extreme weather events in 2020 and beyond.
The World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), which based its findings on analysis of leading international datasets, said increases in global temperatures had already had dire consequences, pointing to “retreating ice, record sea levels, increasing ocean heat and acidification, and extreme weather”...
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