New report on the global climate changes in 2015
In 2015 - the warmest year on record for the second year in a row - the Earth's surface reached more than 1°C above pre-industrial levels for the first time since records began and the levels of dominant greenhouse gases again reached new high levels.
The State of the Global Climate report is compiled by more than 460 authors - from 62 countries - including significant contributions from the Met Office, which leads the report's Global Climate chapter. The report is led by NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information.
Commenting on the report, Thomas R. Karl, L.H.D., Director, NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, said: "This 'annual physical' of Earth's climate system showed us that 2015's climate was shaped both by long-term change and an El Niño event
See the MET OFFICE article here: Met Office article
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