Guterres said the record temperature should send “shivers down the spines of world leaders,” as they gather for the annual global climate change summit in Dubai.

The U.N. weather agency says 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, and warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, forest fires, glacier melt, and heat waves in the

This year is set to break the record for the hottest year on record, the World Meteorological Organization said in a report released Thursday. Why it matters: The UN's weather agency published the report noting this year has "shattered climate records" to coincide with the start of the COP 28 climate summit in Dubai,

The United Nations weather agency said Thursday that 2023 is all but certain to be the hottest year on record, warning of worrying trends that suggest increasing floods, wildfires, glacier melt and heat waves in the future.

This year is set to be the hottest ever recorded, the UN has said, demanding urgent action to rein in global warming and stem the havoc following in its wake.