Last eight hottest years on record as scientists warn of 'unprecedented' temperatures

2022 has become the eighth consecutive year that average global temperatures have reached at least 1°C above pre-industrial levels, but scientists have warned that the trend is likely to continue

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The past eight years have been the warmest on record globally, according to six major international temperature data sets.

UN scientists say 'stark' data from 2022 shows last year was another 'near-record', ranking as the sixth hottest record dating back to 1850.< /p>

They warned that despite the extreme temperatures we experienced in 2022, the year could be "one of the coolest years of the rest of our lives" as global warming is fueled by concentrations of gases greenhouse effect and constantly increasing accumulated heat.

Last year, the average global temperature was about 1.15C above pre-industrial (1850-1900) levels, marking the eighth consecutive year that annual global temperatures reached at least 1C above pre-industrial levels.

2022 was the sixth warmest year on record dating back to 1850 (

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The likelihood of temporarily exceeding the 1.5C limit of the Paris Agreement, a legally binding international treaty on climate change, is increasing over time, warns the UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) .

Last year, large areas of Pakistan were flooded, causing significant economic and human losses. Record heat waves were also seen in China, Europe, North and South America.