Met Office warns of global temperature rise exceeding 1.5C limit

In next five years greenhouse gases may push global warming past threshold set by Paris dealGlobal temperatures could break through the internationally agreed upper 1.5C limit within the next five years, according to a forecast by British scientists that raises fresh questions about the world’s efforts to tackle climate change.The Met Office forecasting service said that in the period from 2018-2022, annual global average temperatures are likely to exceed 1C above pre-industrial levels and