Provisional Annual Statement on the Status of Global Climate in 2015

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Provisional Annual Statement on the Status of Global Climate in 2015 [1]

The long-term rise in global temperatures, the dominant cause of which is the anthropogenic emission of greenhouse gases, combined with the effects of a developing El Niño, have resulted in unusual global warmth in 2015. The global-average near-surface temperature for 2015 is likely to be the warmest on record according to data sources analysed by the WMO. A preliminary estimate based on data from January to October shows that the global average temperature for the year so far was around 0.73 ± 0.09°C above the 1961-1990 average of 14.0°C and approximately 1°C above the 1850-1899 period, although uncertainties relative to this earlier period are larger and more difficult to estimate.

Publication Date:

25/11/2015

Source: World Meteorological Organization [2]

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Climate [3], Climate Change [4], El Nino [5], Sea Level Rise [6], Heat Waves [7], Droughts [8], Rainfall [9], Storms [10], Green House Gases [11], Ozone [12], Africa [13], Asia [14], South America [15], N C America [16], Europe [17], Extreme Weather Events [18]

Source URL: http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/reports-documents/provisional-annual-statement-status-global-climate-2015

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