Europe’s record heat in 2025 shadowed by looming El Niño-driven warmth
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Europe experienced one of its hottest years in 2025, with near-universal above-average temperatures, record wildfires, drought, and glacier loss; a strong El Niño is expected to push global temperatures higher into 2027, making 2026 likely the second-warmest year on record.
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- Greenland ice sheet and Europe’s glaciers shrink further, scientists say Financial Times
- 'Dangerously high' temperatures as Europe named world's fastest warming continent Sky News
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