organisation says: there is a 66% chance that we will break the 1.5 degree temperature threshold for at least a year. there is a 98% chance of the warmest year on record before 2027. arctic heating will likely be three times higher than the global average. and the reason for these worrying predictions? temperatures being driven up by ongoing carbon emissions plus the likely onset of a naturally occurring el nino event which can trigger more extreme weather and climate events, including severe rainfall and drought, depending on the region. laurie goering is the climate change editor at the thomson reuters foundation. i asked her to explain the significance of these figures. i think the real message from this is that these climate change impacts are coming much faster than scientists had predicted. scientists are inherently conservative and what we are seeing is that a lot of different things from hate to sea level rise are probably going to happen a lot faster than we had
and country to chris hipkins. welcome. ten people have been killed in a mass shooting on the outskirts of los angeles. the attack happened at a dance venue in monterey park around seven miles east of los angeles city centre. the area is home to a large asian community. at least 10 people have been injured and the suspect is still at large. david waddell reports. it was a day of festivities to usher in the chinese lunar new year. the shooting happened shortly after 10pm in the evening when official events had drawn to a close. witnesses at the dance venue where the shooting happened say the gunman opened fire indiscriminately with a semiautomatic weapon. local police responded to an urgent call to find a large number of casualties. officers from the monterey park police department responded to a local business in the 100 block of w. garvey ave in the city of monterey park regarding a shots fired call. when officers arrived on scene, they observe numerous individuals, patrons
severed in the attack. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. now on bbc news, deportation flights from the uk to jamaica are among the most controversial carried out by the home office. adina campbell has been to jamaica to meet some of the people affected. the tropical shores of jamaica. crystal blue waters framed by mountainous skylines. but this isn t the everyday reality for manyjamaicans who face high unemployment rates, dangerous levels of crime and are also swept up in the rising cost of living crisis. and life is even tougher for those who never had any intention to be here. there are two sides to jamaica. this one, a beautiful tourist hotspot. but then there s the other side. and for those people who ve been deported against their will, this is a place they don t want to be. they put them on a plane. they take them to their country. and then they
sir salman rushdie, who s now on a ventilator, after being stabbed on stage in the us state of new york. more extreme heat is expected in the southern half of the uk over the next two days. that, as experts also warn england s drought could last into the next year. travel disruption after thousands of train drivers from nine rail companies go on strike across the uk today. it s the latest walk out in a row over pay and conditions. now on bbc news talking business with aaron heslehurst. hello, everybody. a very warm welcome to talking business weekly with me, aaron heslehurst. let s go and take a look at what s on the show. they re the most powerful group of shoppers in the world. but can the american consumer save the world from recession as gas prices, food prices and interest rates rise? i m going to be taking the temperature of the american shopper and ask if it s still true that when america sneezes, the world catches a cold. i m going to be discussing all of that with th