2025 joins the hottest-year club as human emissions push global warming
TL;DR
2025 is among the hottest years on record, averaging about 1.44C above preindustrial levels, driven by long-term fossil-fuel emissions; a waning El Niño exposed underlying warming, and Copernicus warns the Paris 1.5C limit could be breached before the decade ends, as polar heat intensifies and sea ice declines.
- Human activity helped make 2025 third-hottest year on record, experts say The Guardian
- 2025 was the third-hottest year ever recorded on Earth, data shows NBC News
- How Hot Was Your Town Last Year? Look Up Where You Live. The New York Times
- Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' from a shifting climate NPR
- 2025 was Earth's 3rd-warmest year as climate impacts intensify ABC News
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