This year is on track to be the hottest on record, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation said as it issued a "red alert" over climate change.The WMO said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, based on analysis from six global datasets, boosted by a warming El Nino weather phenomenon in the Pacific.

This year is on track to be the hottest on record, the UN's World Meteorological Organisation said as it issued a "red alert" over climate change.The WMO said the global average temperature for January to September 2024 was 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, based on analysis from six global datasets, boosted by a warming El Nino weather phenomenon in the Pacific.