2025 Ranks as Third Hottest Year on Record as Warming Exceeds 1.5C

Samantha Burgess confirmed 2025 was the third-hottest year globally, marking the first time temperatures exceeded the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit for three consecutive years.The EU reported that the warming trend, driven by greenhouse gases, is causing intensifying extreme weather and significant economic damage.Europe is warming faster than the global average as scientists warn that breaching the Paris Agreement threshold endangers global safety.