Met Office: Global warming poised to pass 1C threshold

Jessica Shankleman
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Met Office figures show 2015 will be one degree higher than pre-industrial temperatures because of greenhouse gases and El Nino

Average global temperatures will rise one degree celcius above industrial levels this year for the first time, according to new Met Office figures released today. Data from the Met Office and the Climate...

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