{
  "id": 19165626,
  "title": "2027 may be hottest year on earth - United Nations warns",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/2027-may-be-hottest-year-on-earth-united-nations-warns",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T13:30:57.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Daily Post Nigeria",
    "slug": "daily-post-nigeria",
    "url": "https://dailypost.ng/2026/11/09/2027-may-be-hottest-year-on-earth-united-nations-warns/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a dire warning that 2027 may be the hottest year on record, as a powerful El Niño event is anticipated to exacerbate extreme heat. This dire prediction came amidst world leaders convening for the UN Climate Change Conference, COP31, in Turkey. Celeste Saulo, the Secretary-General of the WMO, stated that El Niño acts as a \"risk multiplier and heatwaves, tropical cyclones, and rainstorms are intensifying faster than historical baselines.\"\n\nA recent WMO report on the state of the climate reveals that every one of the last 12 years has been the warmest since records began, and that the most recent four years have been the four warmest on record. The average surface temperature from January to September 2026 was approximately 1.47 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels worldwide, with a margin of uncertainty of 0.13 degrees. This margin indicates the possibility that the critical 1.5-degree threshold may have already been surpassed. The year 2024 marked the last time the world exceeded this threshold.\n\nThe WMO emphasizes that the surge in extreme weather, a consequence of the climate crisis, has had devastating impacts globally this year. Preliminary estimates suggest that heatwaves, drought, and wildfires in Europe claimed more than 30,000 excess lives. The extreme heat in India during April affected 146.5 million people, while over 1,300 individuals lost their lives in the glacier collapse and flash flood in the Himalayas during August.",
  "summary": "The World Meteorological Organisation, WMO, on Monday warned that the year 2027 could be the hottest on record, with a strong El Niño expected to bring further extreme heat. The warning came as world leaders gathered for the UN Climate Change Conference, COP31, in Turkey. WMO Secretary General Celeste Saulo said El Niño acts as […] 2027 may be hottest year on earth - United Nations warns",
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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."
}