Scientists say the world is on track for its hottest year ever recorded, as climate change and a strong El Niño push global temperatures higher.
US research group Berkeley Earth says it is 95 per cent confident that 2026 will beat the previous record set in 2024. Europe’s Copernicus climate service has already confirmed that October was the warmest on record. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization is more cautious, placing 2026 among the four warmest years, but expects El Niño to keep temperatures high into 2027.
The warnings come as world leaders gather in Antalya, Turkey, for the COP31 UN climate summit, where many countries are pressing for more support to adapt to extreme weather alongside cutting emissions.
Compiled by Sweet Melodies FM from reporting by BBC News. Read the original report.
