El Niño could make 2024 hotter than 2023, UN warns

By Agence France-Presse

Jan 14, 2024 12:09 am

GENEVA, Switzerland: This year could be hotter under El Niño's influence than the record-shattering 2023, the United Nations warned Friday, as it urged drastic emissions cuts to combat climate change.

The UN's World Meteorological Organization said new monthly temperature records were set every month between June and December, and the pattern is likely to continue due to the warming El Niño weather phenomenon.

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