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Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks begin

Told by 4 newspapers in 4 countries, between 07:00 and 11:00 on 9 November 2026.

In this story
  • COP31 (UN Climate Change Conference, Antalya, Türkiye)
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The headline in each newspaper

In short

BBC News reports that scientists predict 2026 will be the hottest year on record, as climate talks begin.1 NPR covers the start of the U.N. climate talks and presents three points to help readers follow them.2

AIMade at 10:51, only from the headlines. Each number links to the source headline. Written when the story had 3 newspapers; it is redone when new newspapers join. How it is made

Compare the papers

What newspapers from several countries agree on, where the accounts differ and who is involved, so each reader can draw their own conclusions.

Common ground

  • The U.N. climate conference began on this date, according to NPR (US) and BBC News (UK).122 newspapers from 2 countries

Where accounts differ

  • NPR (US) presents the climate conference as the main topic, while Daily Maverick (South Africa) covers Johannesburg local elections, which is not the same story.23

Background

  • 1995The annual UN climate conferences have been held since 1995, under the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, to assess progress and negotiate commitments.W
  • 2015COP 21, held in Paris in 2015, negotiated the Paris Agreement, which set the goal of limiting global warming to well below 2 °C.W

AIMade at 10:51 from 3 headlines from 3 countries; the background, from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA). Each number links to the source. Rules

The headlines, side by side

Each headline is the original, as the newspaper published it, in the order it arrived. The selection follows the public grouping rule, with no AI.

Highlighted words are used only by that newspaper, among the headlines in the same language. They show what each one chose to stress.

  • BBC News · United Kingdom · 07:40Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks beginRead at the newspaper ↗
  • NPR · United States · 10:10U.N. climate talks begin today. Here are 3 things to knowRead at the newspaper ↗
  • Daily Maverick · South Africa · 10:50LOCAL ELECTIONS 2026: Joburg after the vote: four things to watch as coalition talks beginRead at the newspaper ↗
  • MyJoyOnline · Ghana · 11:25Scientists predict 2026 hottest year on record as climate talks beginRead at the newspaper ↗

Words in common

  • begin
  • talks
  • predict
  • hottest