'Bad news for the planet' as global warming set to hit 1C

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WMO says 2015 is likely to be warmest on record across both land and sea

Global average surface temperatures this year are set to reach the symbolic milestone of a 1C rise above pre-industrial era levels, the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) has warned. Ocean surface...

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