WMO report projects 2026-2030 global temperatures 1.3-1.9°C above pre-industrial levels, likely setting a new warmest year on record within 5 years.

A new report from the World Meteorological Organization and the UK Met Office projects that annual global mean near-surface temperatures from 2026 to 2030 are likely to be 1.3 to 1.9 degrees Celsius above the 1850-1900 average, predicting a new warmest year on record within the next five years.