Met Office blames climate change as 2014 set to be the hottest year ever
THIS year is on course to be possibly the hottest on record.
This year is on course to be the hottest on record
The Met Office yesterday said: “Early figures show 2014 is on course to be one of, if not the warmest, year on record both globally and for the UK.
“Recent Met Office research also suggests breaking the existing global and UK temperature records is much more likely due to human influence on the climate.”
Breaking the existing global and UK temperature records is much more likely due to human influence on the climate
The Met Office experts said seven of the 10 warmest years in the UK have occurred since 2000.
But Dr David Whitehouse, of the Global Warming Policy Forum, said global warming has been at a standstill since 1997.