US Edition2025 was the world's third-warmest year on record, EU scientists say
EU and international agencies report 2025 as the third-warmest year with average temperatures 2.65°F above pre-industrial levels, nearing the Paris Agreement's 1.5°C limit.
- Last year, the Copernicus Climate Change Service and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts reported 2025 was the planet's third-warmest year, with an average temperature of 14.97 degrees Celsius.
- Scientists say the spike was driven by greenhouse gases from fossil fuels and weakened natural carbon sinks, while high sea-surface temperatures linked to El Nino and aerosol changes amplified warming.
- Copernicus data show sea ice at both poles hit record lows, the Antarctic had its warmest annual temperature, and Berkeley Earth calculated 770 million people faced record heat, including 450 million in China.
- Scientists caution the economic and health costs will grow as rising global temperatures intensify extreme weather, causing billions in damage despite the $120 billion adaptation pledge at last year's United Nations climate summit for vulnerable nations.
- Scientists predict 2026 may match 2025's heat, with Copernicus finding 2023-25 exceeded 1.5C, and Laurence Rouil said `The atmosphere is sending us a message, and we must listen`.
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Climate scientists have a dire warning: 2025 was nearly the hottest year on record
2025 ranked as one of the top three hottest years ever recorded, scientists say, with temperatures statistically tied for the hottest on record when considering the narrow margins with 2024 and 2023.
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StocktoniaNew climate reports show 2025 was third straight year of record-setting heat
This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Several annual international climate reports released this week indicate that relentless human-caused warming continued in 2025, especially in the oceans and at the poles. For the third year in a row, Earth’s average temperature ran close to 1.5 degrees Celsius ho…
2025 among three warmest years ever
The agency noted that the past 11 years have been the warmest in the modern era, with oceans continuing to absorb and retain vast amounts of heat. The post 2025 among three warmest years ever — WMO appeared first on Premium Times Nigeria.
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