El Niño confirmed, set to fuel more extreme weather, says WMO

Published on June 2, 2026

The UN urged all countries on Tuesday to bolster early warning systems after confirming the onset of El Niño, warning that the Pacific Ocean-warming phenomenon will bring above-average temperatures “nearly everywhere” and fuel more extreme weather.

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Millions of Hajj pilgrims face heat threat in Mecca’s spring season

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A new scientific analysis warns that climate change is rapidly shrinking the safe temperature window for the Hajj pilgrimage in Mecca, raising the risk of heat-related illness for millions of pilgrims.

At Toronto Climate Week, experts call out Canada’s climate complacency

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The second annual Toronto Climate Week kicked off yesterday with an eight-hour conference on “the Canadian climate advantage.” Intended as a city-wide community-building event to inspire new collaboration on climate solutions, the opening-day talkfest arguably served more to expose the ironies and contradictions in the Canadian climate fight.In her keynote speech at the flagship event, Diana Fox C