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The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that periods of extreme heat are becoming more frequent, intense, and prolonged due to climate change, referencing the recent hot European summer.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the El Niño phenomenon has already developed and is expected to rapidly intensify between July and September, becoming a powerful climate event.
A World Meteorological Organization (WMO) report indicates that Asia experienced extreme heat, significant rainfall, and glacier loss in 2025. The annual mean surface air temperature over Asian land areas ranked among the second to fourth warmest on record for the year.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and other agencies are warning of an increasing probability for the return of the El Niño phenomenon by mid-2026. This event is expected to bring significant global weather changes, including record heat and altered rainfall patterns, prompting countries to prepare for its potential impacts on water supply and agriculture.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a warning that Earth's climate is more unbalanced than ever, with ocean warming at record levels and projected to continue for centuries, indicating a significant planetary energy imbalance, and flags 2025 as among the hottest years on record with oceans and ice at risk.
The UN Secretary-General António Guterres has declared the global climate to be in a state of emergency, as the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) confirms 2015-2025 as the hottest decade on record, with Earth's climate increasingly out of balance due to rising greenhouse gas concentrations, continuous warming, and melting ice.
World Meteorological Day is being celebrated today, commemorating the founding of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on this date in 1950.
A new report from the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicates that global temperatures are rising. This increase is attributed to the strengthening El Niño phenomenon, which is impacting weather patterns worldwide.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a warning that heatwaves will have a significant impact on health, labor, agriculture, and nature, advising populations to adapt as such episodes are expected to become more frequent.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warns that exceptionally high average global temperatures are expected in 2026 and the following four years. Experts also predict a new hottest year will be recorded before 2031.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the global climate system has become 'more unstable than ever in history,' according to its latest report.
The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its flagship State of the Global Climate report, confirming the past decade (2015-2025) as the hottest on record and Earth's heat imbalance hitting a record high in 2025, prompting the UN chief to warn of 'climate chaos' and deepening planetary imbalance.
The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its flagship State of the Global Climate report, confirming 2015-2025 as the hottest decade on record and greenhouse gas concentrations at their highest in 800,000 years, with Earth's heat imbalance hitting a record high in 2025, leading the UN to declare a global climate emergency and warn of lasting climate impact, further noting the Earth's climate is being pushed beyond its limits as El Niño looms.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the El Nino phenomenon could affect India's monsoon season, potentially leading to hotter months ahead for the country.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has warned that the rapid development of El Niño is expected to intensify global extreme weather events, including heatwaves and droughts, with India already facing a significant rainfall deficit.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) indicates an 80% chance of El Niño developing by August, while US forecasters see a 63% chance of a 'very strong' event, raising questions about scientific warnings versus media hype.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) warned that the average global air temperature is likely to remain at or near record-high levels this year and for the next four years.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has advised Nigerians to brace for extreme weather conditions, urging preparedness for potential impacts.
The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) announced that Earth's climate is more out of balance than ever, with greenhouse gas concentrations driving continuous warming of the atmosphere and oceans, and accelerating ice melt.
The UN's World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has released its flagship State of the Global Climate report, confirming 2015-2025 as the hottest decade on record and warning of a global climate emergency. The UN chief further emphasized that all climate indicators are 'flashing red' due to record heat trapped by the Earth, with consequences feared to last for thousands of years.
The highest temperature ever recorded on Earth was 56.7 degrees Celsius, measured by the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) on July 10, 1913.