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Mean temperatures, sea levels and carbon emissions at record high

Climate alert: Probability of mean temperatures crossing 1.5 degrees in five years has increased to 50 per cent: World Meteorological Organisation report

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People cover themselves with clothes to avoid the scorching heat on a hot summer day in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)

2 min read Last Updated : May 20 2022 | 6:10 AM IST

On Wednesday, the State of the Global Climate report 2021, released by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO), highlighted that the global mean temperature last year was 1.1 degrees higher than the 1850-1900 levels. The researchers arrived at this estimate using the methodology of the report by the International Panel for Climate Change (IPCC).

Though lower than 2016, when temperatures had hit their highest levels due to El Nino conditions, the five-year average mean temperatures were still at their highest.

An earlier report by WMO had found that the probability of temperatures rising above 1.5 degrees Celsius between 2022 and 2026 had increased

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