2021 was one of the seven warmest year’s on record, and included a “record-shattering” temperature in Canada, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report looking at consolidated data for the year. ‘Each decade warmer than the previous’Looking at the data, the WMO found that the average global temperature in 2021 was 1.11 C above the pre-industrial era (1850-1900). That makes 2021 the seventh consecutive year the global temperature was over 1 C above pre-industrial levels. “Back-to-back La Niña events mean that 2021 warming was relatively less pronounced compared to recent years,” he said. “Even so, 2021 was still warmer than previous years influenced by La Niña.

Source: CBC News January 20, 2022 01:51 UTC