2015 and 2016 set to break global heat records, says Met Office

Next two years likely to be hottest recorded as the world's climate reaches major turning point - but UK summers may be cooler, report predicts

The world's climate has reached a major turning point and is set to deliver record-breaking global temperatures in 2015 and 2016, according to a new report from the UK Met Office.

Natural climate cycles in the Pacific and Atlantic oceans are reversing and will amplify the strong manmade-driven global warming, the report concludes. This will change weather patterns around the world including more heatwaves, but it is possible that the UK will actually have cooler summers.