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A UN report released Monday shows 2026 is on track to be one of the four hottest years on record, driven by a powerful El Niño and continuing a warming streak of over a decade. The findings come as countries prepare for climate talks in Türkiye starting November 9. Global average temperatures from January to September were 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, with the World Meteorological Organization report covering nine data sets. Each of the past 12 years, including 2026, ranked among the warmest ever recorded since around 1850, with ocean temperatures and sea levels also reaching record highs. The EU's Copernicus service said 2026 is nearly certain to become the second year after 2024 to exceed the 1.5-degree threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement. WMO officials said indicators consistently show heat trapped by greenhouse gases in the ocean, atmosphere, and melting ice.