Experts warn 2016 will be the hottest year on record as a result of El Niño and global warming

Global temperatures have already smashed records this year, and now meteorologists are warning 2016 will be even hotter. The annual global temperature forecast from the Met Office suggests 2016 will be between 0.72°C and 0.95°C above the long-term average of 14°C.

Man-made global warming, along with a smaller effect from the natural El Niño phenomenon in the Pacific, are expected to push temperatures towards record levels next year.

Professor Chris Folland, Met Office research fellow, said: '2015 is on track to be the warmest year on record, and this forecast suggests 2016 is likely to be as warm, if not warmer.' The forecast for 2016 is higher than the predictions for 2015 made a year ago, which suggested temperatures would be 0.52°C to 0.76°C above the 1961 to 1990 long-term average.

The latest data for 2015 suggests it is 0.72°C above the average, making it the hottest year on record.


Source: Dialy Mail
Fri 18 Dec 2015 at 07:33