Environmental

2014 Set to be Hottest Year on Record, Warns UN Weather Agency

Floods wreaked havoc in Abidjan, capital of Côte d’Ivoire, in June 2014. Photo: IRIN/Alexis Adele
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–3 December 2014 – The United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) today announced that 2014 is on track to becoming the hottest year ever recorded due to a combination of record-breaking global sea temperatures and record-high greenhouse gas emissions, amid wider warnings that the ravaging effects of climate change continue to impact the planet unabated.

“What we saw in 2014…

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