El Niño and its higher temperatures also arrive at a pivotal time as the past eight years are the hottest on record, according to the World Meteorological Organization.

Source: https://phys.org/news/2023-06-qa-el-nio-high-temps.html

“If there would have been a normal operating meteorological service, they could have issued the warnings,” World Meteorological Organization head Petteri Taalas told reporters in Geneva.

Source: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/world-news/2023/09/libyan-city-buries-thousands-in-mass-graves-after-flood-while-mayor-says-death-toll-could-triple/

Indeed, the World Meteorological Organization estimates that there is a 50% chance that temperatures will reach 1.5 degree warming within the next five years.

Source: https://tuftsdaily.com/opinion/2023/02/15/around-the-corner-we-cannot-abandon-nuclear-power/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=around-the-corner-we-cannot-abandon-nuclear-power&utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=around-the-corner-we-canno

It is “virtually certain” that July will be the planet’s hottest month on record, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service and the World Meteorological Organization.

Source: https://krdo.com/news/2023/07/30/opinion-two-big-surprises-in-court/

"This extreme heat shouldn't come as a surprise," said Chris Hewitt, World Meteorological Organization Director of Climate Services.

Source: https://www.ibtimes.co.uk/july-hottest-month-record-eu-climate-observatory-1718343