WMO says 2026 may rank among the four warmest years on record
Climate · First reported 9 Nov, 08:43 · Updated 08:58
A WMO statement attributes rising global temperatures to an increasing energy imbalance and accelerating heat accumulation. A separate UN report says the year is on track to be among the four hottest on record, citing a powerful El Niño and a warming streak lasting more than a decade.
- The reports say the year is on track to be among the four hottest or warmest on record.
- The WMO statement links rising global temperatures to increasing energy imbalance and accelerating heat accumulation in the Earth system.
- The UN report cites a powerful El Niño and a warming streak of more than a decade.
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- The year is described as on track to be among the four warmest or hottest on record.
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- Rising energy imbalance and accelerating heat accumulation in the Earth system.
- UN-report-attributed factors
- A powerful El Niño and a warming streak of more than a decade.
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