Earth nears 1.5C barrier as 2025 is third-warmest year on record
TL;DR
Copernicus data show global temperatures about 1.4C above pre-industrial levels, with 2025 the third-warmest year on record at about 1.47C; 2024 remains the hottest year at around 1.6C, and the three-year stretch has briefly exceeded 1.5C, indicating the world is on pace to breach the Paris Agreement’s 1.5C target this decade due to greenhouse gas emissions and intensified heat in Europe and polar regions.
- Global warming reaches 1.4C after third-hottest year on record politico.eu
- How Hot Was Your Town Last Year? Look Up Where You Live. The New York Times
- 2025 is fourth warmest on record in US, third hottest globally USA Today
- Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' from a shifting climate NPR
- 2025 was the third-hottest year ever recorded on Earth, data shows NBC News
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