Arctic warming seen at three times global average in years ahead, UN weather agency says

FILE PHOTO: A general view of sea ice in the arctic ocean close the coast of Svalbard, Norway, April 5, 2023. REUTERS/Lisi Niesner/File Photo

GENEVA (Reuters) -The world is expected to experience more record temperatures over the next five years, with Arctic warming predicted at more than three times the global average, a new report by the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday.

There is an 80% chance that at least one of the next five years will see record heat, with a high likelihood that average warming will exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit) above pre-industrial levels, according to the report by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).