2016 is likely to be the hottest year on record, according to a report from the World Meteorological Organization.
A new report shows preliminary data for this year puts global temperatures 1.2 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels.
Global temperatures spiked in the early months of this year thanks in part to a strong El Nino, however, that extra heat is disappearing as the event is fading.
However, the WMO warns the heat from global warming is continuing, with temperatures 3 degrees Celsius above average in parts of the Canadian Arctic.
2016 set to be hottest on record. Global temps Jan-Sept about 0.88° C above 1961-1990 average, fuelled by #ElNiño, greenhouse gases #COP22 pic.twitter.com/OAv7cI8zPm
— WMO | OMM (@WMO) November 14, 2016
16 of the 17 hottest years on record have been in the 21st century, with 1998 the sole outlier.
Details can be found HERE
