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WMO: 2026 set to be one of 4 warmest years on record

Headline via The Times of India · first report 9 Nov, 15:46 IST, latest 10 Nov, 13:59 IST

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What we know

4 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Orissa Post at 9 Nov, 15:46 IST; the latest is from Scroll at 10 Nov, 13:59 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

StatusVerified
Reported by4 news organisations
First report9 Nov, 15:46 IST
Latest report10 Nov, 13:59 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

The key reason behind the rising global temperatures is that the Earth’s energy imbalance is rising, and the earth system is accumulating heat at an accelerating rate.
The other three years were 2023, 2024 and 2025, the World Meteorological Organization said.

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