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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says

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The World Meteorological Organization reports that 2026 is on track to be one of the four hottest years on record due to strong El Niño effects. Between January and September, global temperatures were 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The report, based on nine data sets, indicates that each of the past twelve years has been among the warmest since records began in around 1850, with ocean temperatures reaching new highs and contributing to record-breaking sea level rises.
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As of November 9, 2026, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported that this year is on track to be one of the four hottest years on record. Driven by a powerful El Niño event and sustained warming trends over more than a decade, global temperatures from January to September were 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The WMO report, based on nine data sets, indicates that each of the past 12 years has ranked among the warmest since records began in around 1850. Countries are preparing for climate talks in Turkey from November 9 to 20, where the latest temperature data will inform discussions. John Kennedy, Head of Climate Information at WMO, emphasized that ongoing greenhouse gas emissions continue to manifest as heat trapped in oceans and atmosphere, contributing to ice melting and rising sea levels globally.

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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says GENEVA, Nov 9 - This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN report showed on Monday.
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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says GENEVA, Nov 9 - This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN report showed on Monday.
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This year set to be one of four hottest on record, UN report says GENEVA, Nov 9 - This year is on track to be one of the four hottest on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and perpetuating a warming streak of more than a decade, a UN report showed on Monday. asserted
report → set → Monday
• Countries are preparing to meet in Turkey from November 9 to 20 for the next round of climate talks and the World Meteorological Organization "State of the Climate" report provides the latest available data to inform their discussions. asserted
report → prepare → discussions
• Between January and September this year, the global average temperature was 1.47 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average and could rise further due to a major El Niño, the report showed. uncertain
report → rise → Niño
• The WMO report, which encompasses nine data sets, showed that each of the past 12 years, including 2026, was ranked among the 12 warmest ever recorded since records began in around 1850. asserted
records → encompass → 1850
• “Every indicator here is telling the same story. asserted
indicator → tell → story
We're seeing the heat trapped by greenhouse gasses is showing up in the ocean, in the atmosphere, in the melting of ice and the rising of sea levels,” WMO Head of Climate Information John Kennedy told reporters in Geneva ahead of the conference. asserted
Kennedy → see → conference
The EU's Copernicus climate service already said 2026 was all but certain to become the second calendar year after 2024 to exceed the threshold of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. asserted
2026 → say → Agreement
• The planet is increasingly accumulating heat, the UN report said, with ocean temperatures continuing to rise this year from 2025 all-time highs. asserted
temperatures → accumulate → highs
• Global mean sea levels have also reached a record this year as glaciers and ice sheets melt and seawater expands as it heats, the report said. asserted
report → reach → record
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