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

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

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.

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.