2025 was the third warmest year on record

"After a year in which wildfires razed Los Angeles, a freak cyclone battered Southeast Asia and drought forced Iran to plan a move of its capital city, new data shows 2025 was the third warmest on record. Findings from EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service program also reveal 2025 to be the third in a row to average above 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 degrees Fahrenheit)."

"Mauro Facchini, who oversees Earth observation for the European Commission, described it as a "milestone none of us wished to reach." Scientists have long warned about the dangers of passing this temperature threshold set out in the 2015 Paris climate accord. They stress warming above that level will mean more days of extreme heat, as well as increased deadly flooding and devastating storms."

Droughts, hurricanes and wildfires have intensified alongside record global temperatures over more than a decade. 2025 ranked as the third warmest year on record and the third consecutive year with a global average above 1.5 degrees Celsius. Mauro Facchini described that milestone as one "none of us wished to reach." Scientists warn that exceeding the 1.5°C threshold will bring more days of extreme heat, greater deadly flooding and more devastating storms. Carlo Buontempo said the world is on track to cross the threshold long-term and emphasized managing the inevitable overshoot and its consequences. Nations pledged $120 billion for adaptation projects in vulnerable countries, and renewable energy and adaptation measures are highlighted as necessary responses.

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