A new study warns the country could face a ‘future of extreme heatwaves’, carrying with it a raft of serious health risks

The warmest six years on record have all occured since 2015, according to the World Meteorological Organisation’s new report

That’s the suggestion from the Climate Action Tracker group, which previously estimated the planet’s atmosphere could warm by as much as 3°C by 2100

The study notes anthropogenic climate change increased the chances of the Siberian heatwave by at least 600 times

The temperature hit a record of 38°C in the Russian Arctic town of Verkhoyansk with a previous air temperature record of 37.3°C observed on 25th July 1988

Western Siberia stands out as a region with a long warming trend of higher temperatures, according to a new report

The temperature recorded on Seymour Island at the northernmost point of the continent reached 20.75°C on the ninth of February

The zoo suggested the animals would not be able to hibernate properly until the temperature fell to -10°C

The World Meteorological Organization says global average temperature has increased by 0.2°C compared to 2011-2015

The firms, worth more than $1.7 trillion, have made the climate pledges through the Science Based Targets initiative