European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service & António Guterres

European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service: The European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service reported that daily sea surface temperatures in April inched toward near-record highs, reflecting the transition to El Ni , and noted marine heat waves breaking records.

António Guterres: António Guterres, the United Nations Secretary-General, described El Ni as an 'urgent climate warning,' emphasizing that its conditions will 'pour fuel on the fire of a warming world' and urging immediate climate action.

European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service: The European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service, represented by its deputy director Samantha Burgess, explained that the hot weather was due to a 'heat dome' of trapped air, providing meteorological context.

António Guterres: António Guterres, U.N. Secretary-General, called for capital markets to view resilience building as an asset and for governments to fund projects, including taxing fossil fuel producers' windfall profits.

European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service: European Union — Copernicus Climate Change Service is a key source of data and reports on global temperature trends, confirming 2025 as the third hottest year on record and providing projections for future warming.