
Climate
2026 on Track to Be Second-Warmest Year Recorded
Projections put the global average at about 1.58C above pre-industrial levels, after 252 European weather stations logged all-time temperature records in June.

Projections put the global average at about 1.58C above pre-industrial levels, after 252 European weather stations logged all-time temperature records in June.

Sea-surface temperature anomalies are expected to exceed 2C as El Niño strengthens through September, lifting heatwave, drought and flood risk across the tropics.