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WMO: 2026 set to be among the four warmest years; strong El Nino may extend crisis into 2027
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2026 among the four warmest years: the El Nino and energy-imbalance link GS3 Climate answers need
WMO: 2026 is among the four warmest years and a strong El Nino could worsen extremes in 2027.
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The World Meteorological Organization says 2026 will be one of the four warmest years on record.
It attributes the rise to Earth's growing energy imbalance, as the climate system keeps accumulating heat.
The WMO also warns that a strong El Nino could carry the crisis into 2027 with fiercer heatwaves and extremes of rainfall.
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- WMO (World Meteorological Organization), headquartered in Geneva, says 2026 will be among the four warmest years on record.
- The WMO attributes the rise to Earth's growing energy imbalance: the climate system keeps accumulating heat.
- A strong El Nino could extend the crisis into 2027 with fiercer heatwaves and extremes of rainfall.
- El Nino is unusual warming of sea-surface waters in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific.
- El Nino years are generally associated with a weaker South-West Monsoon over India.
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- The World Meteorological Organization is a specialised agency of the United Nations with its headquarters in Geneva.
- El Nino involves unusual warming of sea-surface temperatures in the central and eastern equatorial Pacific Ocean.
- A strong El Nino is generally associated with a weaker South-West Monsoon and a higher likelihood of heatwaves in India.
- Earth's energy imbalance means the planet absorbs more energy from the Sun than it radiates back to space, so heat accumulates in oceans, land and atmosphere.
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GS Paper 3 (Environment, Climate change) with GS1 links to geography and monsoon. Issue: record warmth driven by Earth's energy imbalance, with a strong El Nino likely to amplify heatwaves and rainfall extremes into 2027. Policy: India's heat action plans, IMD forecasting, climate-resilient agriculture and Paris Agreement mitigation commitments. Way forward: early warning systems, crop and water contingency planning, urban heat management and faster emission cuts.
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- ಇದು ಮಧ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪೂರ್ವ ಸಮಭಾಜಕ ಪೆಸಿಫಿಕ್‌ನ ಸಮುದ್ರ ಮೇಲ್ಮೈ ನೀರು ಅಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಬಿಸಿಯಾಗುವುದನ್ನು ಒಳಗೊಂಡಿದೆ.
- ಇದು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಭಾರತದಲ್ಲಿ ದುರ್ಬಲ ನೈಋತ್ಯ ಮಾನ್ಸೂನ್‌ಗೆ ಸಂಬಂಧಿಸಿದೆ. ಮೇಲಿನ ಹೇಳಿಕೆಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಯಾವುದು ಸರಿ?
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ಉತ್ತರ: C — ಸರಿಯಾದ ಉತ್ತರ: 1 ಮತ್ತು 2 ಎರಡೂ. ಎಲ್ ನಿನೊ ಎಂದರೆ ಮಧ್ಯ ಮತ್ತು ಪೂರ್ವ ಸಮಭಾಜಕ ಪೆಸಿಫಿಕ್‌ನ ತಾಪಮಾನ ಏರಿಕೆ; ಇದು ಸಾಮಾನ್ಯವಾಗಿ ಭಾರತದ ಮಾನ್ಸೂನ್ ಅನ್ನು ದುರ್ಬಲಗೊಳಿಸುತ್ತದೆ.
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