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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says
A powerful El Niño is expected to keep temperatures elevated into 2027, while oceans and sea levels reached record highs, the WMO said.
- On Monday, the World Meteorological Organization warned that 2027 could be the hottest year on record, with a strong El Niño event expected to bring further extreme heat.
- Global average surface temperatures from January to September 2026 were about 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with the past four years ranking as the warmest on record.
- Extreme heat in India affected 146.5 million people, while more than 1,300 died in Himalayan floods; heatwaves, drought, and wildfires in Europe led to more than 30,000 excess deaths.
- WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo stated El Niño acts as a "risk multiplier," noting "Heatwaves, tropical cyclones, and rainstorms are intensifying faster than our historical baselines prepared us for."
- This warning coincides with the United Nations-led COP31 climate conference, where world leaders gathered in Turkey to address the escalating climate crisis.
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The global warming continues its record course. An unusually strong El Niño could allow temperatures to rise further in 2027.
·Essen, Germany
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The global warming continues its record course. An unusually strong El Niño could allow temperatures to rise further in 2027.
·Berlin, Germany
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UVic study finds world already experiencing warming equivalent to 1.5 C climate threshold
New research from the University of Victoria suggests the world is already experiencing warming levels equivalent to those associated with the Paris Agreement’s 1.5 C climate target.
·Victoria, Canada
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3.3 degrees in the Arctic, more than 2 degrees in Europe, 1 degree in New Zealand: Researchers have calculated how high global warming is in different regions and when the 1.5 degree target is tossed by Paris.
·Hamburg, Germany
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