2026 projected second-hottest year on record, EU climate monitor says
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The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service projects 2026 will be the second-warmest year on record, with global temperatures exceeding 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. The service noted a 20 percent chance 2026 could tie or exceed 2024 as the warmest year ever recorded, with an exceptionally strong El Niño pattern contributing to the warming.
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2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor (opens The Express Tribune in a new tab)
World experienced warmest Oct on record, with average global surface air temperatures 1.75C above pre-industrial times
Global temperatures are set to exceed 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels in 2026, likely the second-warmest year on record (opens DW in a new tab)
Climate scientists say the world is set to breach the critical 1.5-degree Celsius threshold in 2026. This year is also on track to become the second-warmest on record.
2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor (opens Business Recorder in a new tab)
PARIS: The world is on track for 2026 to be the second-hottest year on record as an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern turbocharges human-driven global warming, the EU’s climate monitor said Friday. This year still has a “20 percent chance of tying…
