2016 was the hottest year on record, setting a new high for the third year in a row, with scientists firmly putting the blame on human activities that drive climate change. Arctic ice melt 'already affecting weather patterns where you live right now' Read moreIn 2016, global warming delivered scorching temperatures around the world. The resulting extreme weather means the impacts of climate change on people are coming sooner and with more ferocity than expected, according to scientists. This brings it perilously close to the 1.5C target included as an aim of the global climate agreement signed in Paris in December 2015. Trump has called global warming a hoax and is filling his administration with climate change deniers and former ExxonMobil boss Rex Tillerson.

Source: The Guardian January 18, 2017 15:32 UTC