UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday that the world is entering a "new era" in which extreme weather events have become the norm, calling on leaders gathered at the COP31 climate conference in Turkey to "take seriously" this situation.
And we have entered a new era of extreme weather events. “The El Niño super-strong phenomenon is dissolving the planet as it suffers from extreme warming due to human-caused climate change.”
And he urged leaders to “show seriousness by accelerating emissions reductions, and by providing the necessary financing and protection to countries most vulnerable to climate change.”
And his statement coincides with a report by the World Meteorological Organization that indicated that 2026 continued to record exceptional temperatures globally, accompanied by melting ice and rising sea levels.
And the past 12 years have all been on the list of hottest years since records began, and this year is expected to be one of the hottest on record.
"What we're seeing gives new meaning to the phrase breach of observational values," WMO President Celeste Saulo told reporters in Geneva, warning that the current exceptionally strong El Niño phenomenon could lead to even greater warming with extreme weather events continuing into next year.
And we need to prepare for another year that could reach unprecedented levels in 2027.”
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