#World Meteorological Organization

Temperatures are rising and hot areas create extreme drought conditions. Image credit: WMO

Monday was the hottest day ever as global temperatures rise

The new high underscores the extreme temperatures this summer in the northern hemisphere, and brings into focus the slow pace of progress on curbing emissions

WMO report says next five years likely to see global temperatures between 1.1°C and 1.8°C higher than 1850-1900 average. Image Courtesy: Getty Images

1.5°C global temperature threshold could be breached by 2027: WMO

World Meteorological Organization warns of average near-surface global temperature breaching the threshold between 2023 and 2027