Wednesday, December 30, 2015

2015 to be the warmest year on record – WMO

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) study made the year 2015 is warmest year on record because of climate cycle El Nino and also on account of human-induced global warming.
(*El Nino is a weather phenomenon resulting from warming in Pacific Ocean regions, leading to atmospheric changes)
  • Global average surface temperature in 2015 reaches the significant milestone of1° Celsius above the pre-industrial era.
  • The 2011-15 period has been the warmest five-year period on record with many extreme weather events especially heat waves influenced by climate change.

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