{
  "id": 18487427,
  "title": "2026 ‘most likely’ to be second-hottest year on record",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/2026-most-likely-to-be-second-hottest-year-on-record-18487427",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-06T10:06:44.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Malaysia Today",
    "slug": "free-malaysia-today",
    "url": "https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/world/2026/11/06/2026-most-likely-to-be-second-hottest-year-on-record"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The world is expected to see 2026 as the second-hottest year on record, according to the European Union's climate monitoring agency, Copernicus. This forecast is based on an exceptionally strong El Nino weather pattern amplifying human-induced global warming. In October, the world witnessed its warmest month ever, with average global surface air temperatures soaring 1.75°C above pre-industrial levels, a benchmark from 1850-1900. Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for climate at the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which manages Copernicus, highlighted the remarkable global warmth, citing record global and surface ocean temperatures. While 2024 remains the warmest year on record with a 20% chance of being tied or surpassed, the Copernicus Climate Change Service projects that global temperatures are virtually certain to surpass the 1.5°C threshold above pre-industrial levels in 2026. This milestone aligns with the Paris Agreement's target to limit global warming. The forecast underscores the urgency for nations to address climate change, especially as they prepare for the UN's COP31 climate summit in Turkey amid recent extreme weather events like deadly floods in Nepal, heatwaves in Europe, and major wildfires in Indonesia.",
  "summary": "The Copernicus Climate Change Service said global temperatures are now 'virtually certain' to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels in 2026.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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      {
        "outlet": "Bangkok Post",
        "title": "2026 ‘most likely’ to be second-hottest year on record",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/06/2026-most-likely-to-be-second-hottest-year-on-record-18494075",
        "published": "2026-11-06T10:45:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}