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<p>The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published a new report which said there was a 98% likelihood that at least one of the next five years would be the warmest on record. Picture: Karry Cummins</p>

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'Drier, warmer conditions are definitely on the way for Ireland'

The world is "hurtling headlong into a catastrophe" after new forecasts said that it is almost certain for new record temperatures to be recorded in the next five years and for temperatures to regularly eclipse the crucial 1. 5C mark by 2027.

<p>Sameh Shoukry, president of Cop27, speaking as the UN climate summit got underway yesterday, Sunday, in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt. Picture: Peter Dejong/AP</p>

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Cop27 kicks off as UN warns that rate of sea level rises is doubling

<p>RWE's Gwynt y Mor, the world's 2nd largest offshore wind farm located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, off the coast of North Wales. Picture: PA</p>

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Renewable energy production must double by 2030, warns WMO

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Humans 'will incinerate our only home', UN chief warns

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Taking action on climate crisis: Delay makes challenge all the greater

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2017 set to be one of hottest years on record

UN agency expects 'extraordinary weather' to make 2017 one of the hottest years on record

This year is expected to be one of the hottest on record, with temperatures more than 1C above pre-industrial levels, the World Meteorological Organisation has said.

Mon, 06 Nov, 2017

2016 sets record for hottest year around the world

Last year was the hottest year on record globally, beating 2015's exceptionally high temperatures, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) said.

Wed, 18 Jan, 2017

‘New era of climate change reality’ - Emissions hit symbolic threshold which could last generations

Greenhouse gases rose to a symbolic milestone in 2015, taking climate change into a new phase which could last generations even if governments act to curb manmade global warming, the UN World Meteorological Organisation has warned.

Tue, 25 Oct, 2016

‘Spate of hot years proves global warming man-made’

A record-breaking string of hot years since 2000 is a sign of man-made global warming, says a new study, and there is a decreasing chance it was caused by random, natural swings.

Tue, 26 Jan, 2016