History: 2016 ‘very likely’ to be world’s warmest year

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2016 seems poised to function as the warmest year on record globally, according to preliminary data.
With data from the first nine months, scientists are 90% certain that 2016 will pass the mark set by 2015.
Temperatures from January to September were 1.2C above pre-industrial levels, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).
The body says temperatures should remain high enough for the remaining part of the year to break the previous record.
The most critical factor driving temperatures up continues to be CO2 emissions, although El Nino has had an impact.
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The provisional statement on the status of the global climate in 2016 continues to be released this year to help inform negotiators meeting in Morocco, who are attempting to push forward with the Paris Climate Agreement.
The record says the year to September was 0.88 above the average for the period between 1961 90, which the WMO uses at its baseline.
The whole of 2015, which broke the previous record by a significant quantity, was 0.77 above the 1961-90 average.
While there are still a few months to go in 2013, a preliminary evaluation of the October data suggests that 2016 is quite definitely on track to surpass the 2015 amount, which in turn broke the previous high mark set in 2014.