
El Niño fuels climate disasters: The high price of inaction
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13 lis 2026, 17:00News
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2026 is set to be one of the hottest years on record, with El Niño worsening the impact of extreme weather events.
With COP31 underway in Turkey, FRANCE 24 speaks with the UNDP's climate boss about the cost of waiting in a warmer world. The conversation comes as El Niño intensifies extreme weather events globally, contributing to 2026 potentially becoming one of the hottest years recorded.
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The report also features one of the student activists from Pacific Island nations who successfully took their climate fight to the UN's highest court and won. Their legal victory underscores the growing international pressure on governments to address climate change more aggressively.
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