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.

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.

The World Meteorological Organisation said the average temperature for the year is up some 1.4C from pre-industrial times.

UN weather agency says 2023 is the hottest year on record, warns of further climate extremes ahead - 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,

The United Nations weather agency says this year is all but certain to be the hottest year on record. ABC NewsRadio's Thomas Oriti spoke with Janette Lindesay, Professor of Climatology at Australian National University.

Fabrice Coffrini/AFP via Getty Images2023 is certain to be the hottest year in human history, breaking the record set in 2016, the World Meteorological Organization confirmed Thursday during the U.N.

There may still be an entire month to go in 2023 but the United Nations has announced on Thursday that 2023 is set to be the warmest on record. The world is heating up at an unprecedented pace, according to new climate data,

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