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The year 2020 was one of the three warmest on record, and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, according to a consolidation of five leading international datasets by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO).

A naturally occurring cooling climate phenomenon, La Niña, put a brake on the heat only at the very end of the year.

Comprehensive climate data has shown that globally, 2020 was the warmest year on record, tied with 2016. Worryingly, 2020’s record came in spite of a La Niña event, which has a cooling effect, while 2016’s record came off the back of a warming El Niño, (A report by NOAA, 2021).

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Meshack K. Mollel