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If the world has another record warm year, will everywhere be warmer?

Posted on 4 April, 2016 by Met Office Press Office

Across the world 2015 was the hottest year on record. When compared with the long-term average between 1850 and 1900, the temperature was around 1C warmer. This increase is mostly the result of long-term warming linked to greenhouse gases, but … Continue reading →

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2015 likely to be the warmest on record

Posted on 25 November, 2015 by Met Office Press Office

This year’s global average surface temperature is likely to be the warmest on record according to data from the Met Office, and is expected to continue the trend showing 15 of the top 16 warmest years have happened since 2001. … Continue reading →

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Global average temperatures continue to warm

Posted on 29 November, 2011 by Met Office Press Office

As the second day of negotiations gets underway at the United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP17) in Durban, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) published its review of the climate of 2011 at a press conference this morning. With observations collated … Continue reading →

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