Scientists confirm 2025 was the third hottest year on record
Past three years were planet’s hottest on record
- The planet experienced its third warmest year on record in 2025, marking the third consecutive year temperatures exceeded 1.4C above pre-industrial levels; only 2024 and 2023 were hotter.
- Data from the UK Met Office, University of East Anglia, and National Centre for Atmospheric Science indicated 2025 was 1.41C above 19th-century temperatures.
- Europe's Copernicus Era5 analysis presented an even higher figure, with temperatures reaching 1.47C above pre-industrial benchmarks.
- Scientists confirmed that human activity, primarily the burning of fossil fuels, is the main driver of this unmistakable trend towards a hotter climate.
- Experts warned that the world is rapidly approaching the 1.5C limit set by the Paris Agreement, with severe consequences for ecosystems and human systems if breached.