Global temperatures likely to exceed 1.5C limit over the next five years, WMO warns Scientists warn of record heat, rising extremes, and a growing risk of surpassing key global warming thresholds by 2030. Euronews · May 28, 2025
5-year forecast sees more killer heat, fires and temperature records Top weather agencies warn that the world should get ready for several years of even more record-breaking heat that pushes the globe to more deadly, fiery and uncomfortable extremes The Independent UK · May 28, 2025
Three areas in Europe are set for blistering heatwaves - and two are in the UK A report out today from the University of Oxford's Department of Physics indicates extreme heatwaves - like the UK saw last summer - are likely to become a regular occurrence due to climate change Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023
Global warming set to break key 1.5°C limit by 2027 World likely to break key temperature limit for the first time over the next few years, scientists predict Evening Standard · May 17, 2023
Global temperature 'more likely than not' to hit 1.5C warming in next five years World leaders agreed to keep the average rise to 1.5C by the end of the century in the Paris Agreement Wales Online · May 17, 2023
Warmest year on record for entire world is looming, scientists warn The new World Meteorological Organization report, produced recently by the Met Office, cites "new temperature records" are expected to be hit within the next five years Daily Mirror · May 17, 2023
Flirting with climate danger: UN forecasts 2 in 3 chance of briefly hitting key heat limit soon The United Nations' weather agency says there's a two-out-of-three chance that the world will reach the internationally accepted global temperature threshold for limiting the worst effects of climate change sometime in the next five years The Independent UK · May 17, 2023
Scientists give Earth a 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026 The latest estimate from various forecast centers around the world say the planet is approaching a warming threshold international agreements are trying to prevent. WEKU · May 10, 2022
Earth given 50-50 chance of hitting key warming mark by 2026 A new report says there's nearly a 50-50 chance that world will hit a key warming threshold in the next five years The Independent UK · May 9, 2022