UN Warns of Record-Breaking Global Heat by 2030

The United Nations weather agency has released a new forecast warning that global temperatures will stay dangerously high over the next five years. The World Meteorological Organization predicts a strong chance that one of the years between 2026 and 2030 will become the hottest on record. Scientists attribute this trend to continued greenhouse gas emissions and human-driven warming. The outlook, produced with the UK Met Office, suggests average temperatures could stay more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels during this period. Experts caution that these higher temperatures may intensify heatwaves, droughts, floods and storms around the world. A returning El Niño could push temperatures even higher, deepening the threats to economies, ecosystems and daily life. The agency urges governments to step up efforts to cut carbon emissions and build resilience through stronger adaptation measures.

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