The World Weather Attribution group of climate scientists has warned that extraordinary extreme weather is likely this year and said 2026 could turn out to be the second warmest, if not the warmest year, on record.
It notes that sea surface temperatures are approaching the highest level ever and that wildfires have already burned more than 150 million hectares in the first four months of the year.
This is 50% higher than the recent wildfire average and double the amount burned in 2024.
It expects these trends will be added to by the growing impacts of a potentially very strong naturally occurring El Niño warming event now taking shape in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
The scientists said we could be heading towards an unprecedented year of global fire and record-breaking weather events.
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