WMO: 2026 set to be one of 4 warmest years on record
The World Meteorological Organization reports that 2026 is on track to be one of the four warmest years on record, continuing a decade-long trend of rising global temperatures. The report highlights the intensifying impact of El Nino and record-high sea levels as major climate concerns.
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Consistent record-breaking temperatures and rising sea levels pose existential threats to global infrastructure and ecosystems.
NEW DELHI: The year 2026 is on track to be one of the four warmest years on record, with the past four years, 2023-26, being the top four, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said in its State of the Climate report released on Monday, the opening day of the 31st session of the UN climate conference (CO) in Antalya, Turkiye.The report showed that each of the past 12 years has been among the warmest on record.
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