The UN’s World Meteorological Organisation has declared the hottest decade on record during 2011 to 2020, with the past year set to be among the top three warmest years.
The Earth’s average temperature in 2020 was about 1.2C higher than the 1850-1900 average, according to the latest research published on Wednesday, as global warming becomes more pronounced.
One unusual feature of 2020 is that it has been such a hot year even despite the current La Niña, a weather pattern in the Pacific Ocean which usually has a cooling effect on global temperatures.
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