Scientists Confirm 2025 as Third-Warmest Year on Record Globally

Global Temperature Exceeds 1.5C Limit in 2023-2025, Data Shows

According to recent data released by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, the average global temperature from 2023 to 2025 exceeded the 1.5C limit set out in the Paris Agreement. The data indicates that the last 11 years have been the warmest on record, with an average temperature of 1.47 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial level in 2025.

The European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts reported that 2024 was the warmest year on record, followed by 2023 as the second-warmest year. In comparison, 2026 is expected to be no cooler than 2025. The data also shows that last year’s temperature was only 0.13C cooler than 2024 and 0.01C cooler than 2023.

The UK Met Office has confirmed similar findings, stating that 2025 was the third-warmest year on record. Climate scientist Colin Morice attributed the long-term increase in global annual average temperature to the human-induced rise in greenhouse gas concentrations in the atmosphere.

The Paris Agreement set a goal of limiting the long-term rise in global temperatures to 1.5C, but recent data suggests that this goal may be in serious doubt. The US and China have taken steps to address climate change, with the US announcing its withdrawal from the Paris accord and China setting a target for cutting emissions.

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is set to release its latest data on global temperatures later today.

Source: Al Jazeera