US EditionEurope’s 2025 climate report finds fastest warming, record heat and wildfires as continent named world’s fastest-warming
The report says 95% of Europe had above-average temperatures and wildfires burned more than 1 million hectares.
- The European State of the Climate Report for 2025, published today by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts and the World Meteorological Organisation, confirms Europe is the fastest-warming continent on Earth.
- At least 95% of Europe experienced above-average temperatures last year, driven by shifting atmospheric circulation, reduced snow cover, and geography. Europe warms faster than the global average, with the Arctic heating even more rapidly.
- Environmental impacts were severe: wildfires burned over one million hectares, 86% of European seas experienced at least "strong" marine heatwave conditions, and the Greenland Ice Sheet lost 139 billion tonnes of ice. River levels ran low for 11 months, with 70% of rivers recording below-average annual flows.
- Storms and floods claimed at least 21 lives and affected more than 14,500 people. Renewables supplied 46.4% of Europe's electricity in 2025, while fossil fuels accounted for 27.5%, showing structural energy transition progress.
- Strategic Lead for Climate at ECMWF Samantha Burgess said, "The pace of climate change demands more urgent action." Principal Adviser for Digital Green Transition at DG Clima Duaan Chrenek stressed the report is a reminder to accelerate both adaptation and mitigation efforts.
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