Earth’s temperature likely marks hottest decade on record | World News, The Indian Express

Earth’s temperature likely marks hottest decade on record | World News, The Indian Express

By Reuters |Madrid |Published: December 3, 2019 3:58:47 pm

Earth’s temperature likely marks hottest decade on record

Average temperatures for the five-year (2015-2019) and 10-year (2010-2019) periods are almost certain to be the highest on record.

Heatwaves and floods which used to be ‘once-in-a-century’ events are becoming more regular occurrences (AP Photo/Alvaro Barrientos)

The past decade is almost certain to be the hottest on record, weather experts warned on Tuesday, painting a bleak picture of vanishing sea ice, devastating heatwaves and encroaching seas in a report launched at a climate summit in Spain.