Climate change: 2018 set to be one of hottest ever years
By DW
29 November 2018 |
3:40 pm
Global temperatures are set to far overshoot an international target to limit the increase, UN scientists say. Another expert study warns of the health risk posed to vulnerable people by the growing number of heatwaves.
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