New temperature records, food security threats likely as El Niño looms

The development of an El Niño climate pattern in the Pacific Ocean this year is more and more likely, with dangerously high temperatures and extreme weather events expected, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Wednesday. https://news.un.org/feed/view/en/story/2023/05/1136312
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Global temperatures set to break records during next 5 years: WMO

17 May 2023

Global temperatures are likely to surge to record levels in the next five years, fuelled by heat-trapping greenhouse gases and a naturally occurring El Niño weather pattern, according to a new update issued by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on Wednesday.

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Temperatures off the charts, but more records imminent: WMO

10 Jul 2023

Global sea surface temperatures reached a record high in May, June and July – and the warming El Niño weather pattern is only just getting started - experts at the UN World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.

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Warmer months ahead for many parts of the planet: UN weather agency

02 Mar 2020

Many parts of the world can expect above average temperatures in the coming months even without the presence of an El Niño event to drive warming, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) said on Monday.