WMO: 2020 one of the warmest years on record

The year 2020 has been ‘stormy’ for most people around the world. Extreme weather combined with the Covid-19 pandemic delivered a double blow to the global population.

Unlike what many have been led to believe, pandemic-related economic slowdown did not halt climate change drivers – according to the State of the Global Climate 2020 report compiled by the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) and a network of partners...