2026 likely to tie with 2024 as warmest year on record

With three-quarters of 2026 complete, scientists expect this year will rank among the hottest globally, continuing a streak of record-breaking temperatures that underscores accelerating climate change.

First covered Nov 3, 2026 · 5:48 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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7d Carbon Brief State of the climate: 2026 likely to tie with 2024 as the warmest year on record — With three-quarters of the year now past, it is virtually certain that 2026 will be the warmest or second-warmest year… The post State of the climate: 2026…

Primary sources

ceres.larc.nasa.gov CERES – Clouds and the Earth's Radiant Energy System

data.giss.nasa.gov Data.GISS: GISS Surface Temperature Analysis (GISTEMP v4)

eu-space.europa.eu July 2026 was the second-warmest July on record in western Europe | EU Space Support Office

More coverage from around the web

climate.gov 2024 was warmest year in the modern record for the globe

scientificamerican.com 2026 has been a record hot year for the U.S.—it can only get worse

climatedata.ca 2026 likely to be among the four hottest years on record

weather.com Will 2026 be the hottest year on record? Here's how it's going

reneweconomy.com.au Chart of the day: World notches up hottest October on record as 500 academics call for courage on climate

Appeared in: 2026-11-04 (#15)

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