As French authorities scramble to deal with the fallout of the terrorist attacks in Paris, thousands of organisers and participants for this month's global climate summit in the same city are also racing to be ready. Among those making last-minute adjustments are likely to be climate scientists at the World Meteorological Organisation, which is expected to announce 2015 as the hottest year on record, even with a full month to run. The prediction is unlikely to be controversial, with the head of NASA's climate unit Gavin Schmidt this week rating this year a 99.9 per cent certainty to exceed 2014's record heat. September was itself a standout month for...
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