UN says 2017 might be among the warmest years on record

BERLIN. KAZINFROM This year is on its way to becoming one among the three warmest years - at par with 2015 and just behind 2016 - recorded until now, according to a report released on Monday by the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations, EFE reports.

photo: QAZINFORM

The report says some of the effects of climate change this year includes devastating hurricanes, floods, heat waves and droughts, and warns of a spike in long-term indicators of global warming such as emission of polluting gases and rise in sea levels.