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2016 set to break heat record despite slowdown in emissions

By KARL RITTER, Associated Press
Published: November 14, 2016, 11:33am

MARRAKECH, Morocco — Global temperatures are soaring toward a record high this year, the U.N. weather agency said Monday, while another report showed emissions of a key global warming gas have flattened out in the past three years.

The reports injected a mix of gloom and hope at U.N. climate talks in Marrakech this week.

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