Pakistan, May 30 -- The world is heading into another period of dangerous heat, a new United Nations (UN) report warns on Thursday, and it's nearly certain global temperatures over the next five years will stay "at or near record levels" as climate change accelerates across land and sea.

A report produced by the United Kingdom (UK) Met Office and released on Thursday by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) , a Geneva-based UN , said there is an 86 per cent chance that at least one year between 2026 and 2030 will surpass 2024 as the hottest year ever recorded.

It also found there is a 91 per cent likelihood that average global temperatures will temporarily exceed 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels during at least one ...