Climate change: The bad news in numbers
(WorldNews Environment)

UN negotiators recently met in Bonn to thrash out rules for implementing the climate-rescue Paris Agreement, and the stakes have never been higher. The following are some key climate measures that illustrate the risks of global warming. 1.1°C In 2016, Earth´s average surface temperature hit a record level for the third consecutive year since records began in 1880. The global average temperature was about 1.1°C (1.98°F) over pre-industrial levels, and about 0.06°C above the previous record set in 2015, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO). The 21st century has already seen 16 of the 17 hottest years on record. Arctic...