2026 will most likely be the second hottest year on record – EU.
Global temperatures are now “virtually certain” to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels in 2026.
The four-year average from 2023 to 2026 is […] This year has a ’20 percent chance of tying or exceeding’ 2024 as the warmest ever seen, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, a monthly bulletin of the European Union Climate monitor.
The four-year average from 2023 to 2026 is also expected to top 1.5C, the preferred limit set in the Paris Agreement to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
The world experienced its warmest October on record, with average global surface air temperatures 1.75C above pre-industrial times, an era defined as 1850-1900, Copernicus added. It was the third straight month exceeding 1.5C. “October has continued the pattern of remarkable global warmth, with record global and surface ocean temperatures,” said Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), which operates Copernicus. “An exceptionally strong El Nino is adding further heat to a climate already warmed by human activities,” she said.
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