This year is likely to join 2016 and 2015 in the top three hottest on record, according to analysis from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
It said increasing carbon dioxide concentrations, rising sea levels and ocean acidification continues unabated, with various catastrophic hurricanes, floods, heatwaves and droughts recorded this year.
“Many of these events bear the tell-tale signs of climate change caused by increased greenhouse gas concentrations from human activities,” warned WMO secretary-general Petteri Taalas.
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