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Global Temperatures Set to Break Records, Sparking Extreme Weather Fears

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Business Honor
29 May, 2025

Scientists predict dangerous warming trends threatening ecosystems, coastlines, and global stability.

According to a new climate assessment released by the UK Met Office and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), global temperatures are expected to surpass previous records within the next five years. Scientists now caution that during the next five years, there is a 70% chance that the earth may briefly warm more than 1.5°C beyond pre-industrial levels, a key threshold that increases the likelihood of catastrophic climatic consequences.

This extremely rapid rise in the global temperature is being driven by continuous releases of greenhouse gases through the burning of fossil fuels. As the planet warms, scientists expect to observe increasingly dangerous weather, such as heat waves, torrential downpours, droughts, and more intense hurricanes.

The report also highlights that the odds of one of the next five years being the hottest on record are 80%. For the first time, experts report there's also a slim chance about 1% , that a single year could register temperatures 2°C above the pre-industrial average. While this is still not likely, it illustrates how rapidly our climate is transforming.

The Arctic is warming at the fastest rate, warming over 3.5 times faster than the global average temperature over winter months. Glaciers and sea ice are melting at an alarming rate with this enhanced warming, causing sea-level rise that risks coastal settlements.

The last decade has already been the warmest on record, and it is not slowing down. Scientists are urging the world to take decisive action to curb carbon pollution and slow global warming before it reaches tipping points that can no longer be reversed.

This latest climate forecast is based on over 200 simulations by the globe's top research centers and captures the urgency of global action to stay below the Paris Agreement warming targets.