The next five years will be ‘anomalously warm,’ scientists predict

The past four years have been the four warmest that humans have ever recorded — and now, according to a new scientific forecast, the next five will also probably be “anomalously warm,” even beyond what the steady upward pace of global warming would produce on its own.That could include another record warmest year, even warmer than the current record year of 2016 — although it is still too early to say for sure. It could also include an increased risk of heat extremes and