2026 'most likely' to be second-hottest year on record: EU monitor
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 reported.
The European Union's climate monitor, Copernicus, reported that October 2023 was the warmest on record, with average global surface air temperatures 1.75C above pre-industrial times. This trend is expected to continue, with the EU climate monitor predicting that 2026 is most likely to be the second-hottest year on record, as an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern exacerbates human-driven global warming.
The four-year average from 2023 to 2026 is also expected to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, surpassing the Paris Agreement's preferred limit to avert the worst impacts of climate change.
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