The Met Office has predicted that 2023 is set to be a hotter year than 2022.
The annual global temperature forecast for next year has been released by the forecaster. The world's average climate is is set to rise between 1.08C and 1.32C above the average for the pre-industrial period from 1850-1900.
This is the tenth year in a row that Earth's global mean temperature climbed at least 1C above these pre-industrial levels.