WMO update: 50:50 chance of global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5°C threshold in next five years

World Meteorological Organisation update (9 May 2022)

There is a 50:50 chance of the annual average global temperature temporarily reaching 1.5 °C above the pre-industrial level for at least one of the next five years – and the likelihood is increasing with time, according to a new climate update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

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