The world is in the middle of what is likely to be the warmest 10 years since records began in 1850, says the Met Office. There's also a small chance that one of the next five years will see global temperatures temporarily go above 1.5C. If the data matches the forecast, then the decade from 2014-2023 will be the warmest in more than 150 years of record keeping. The Met Office analysis now says there's a 10% chance of this happening within the next five years. The Met Office says it has a 90% confidence limit in the forecasts for the years ahead.

Source: The Star February 06, 2019 17:15 UTC