Archive · 14 Jan 2026
2025 Confirmed as Third Warmest Year
Scientists have confirmed that 2025 was the third warmest year ever recorded.
This means the Earth was very hot compared to previous years.
For the first time, the average temperature was more than 1.5°C higher than it was before people started using a lot of fossil fuels.
This is a big deal because scientists say that going over this limit can cause more extreme weather like hurricanes, floods, and wildfires.
The world is getting warmer because of things like burning coal, oil, and gas.
Some leaders, like the U.S. President, are not taking this seriously and are even pulling out of groups that study climate change.
Scientists warn that if we don't do something about it, the Earth will keep getting hotter and these extreme weather events will happen more often.
2025 was the third warmest year on record, with temperatures marginally cooler than 2023 by 0.01°C.
The last three years were the planet's three hottest since records began.
The average global temperature exceeded 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for the longest period on record.
Extreme weather events, including wildfires in Europe and Hurricane Melissa, were exacerbated by climate change.
U.S. President Donald Trump withdrew from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, facing political pushback on climate science.
- Who
- EU scientists, UK Met Office, World Meteorological Organization
- What
- 2025 confirmed as the third warmest year on record, with temperatures exceeding 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels for three consecutive years
- When
- Data published on January 14, 2026, regarding the year 2025
- Where
- Global data, with specific impacts in Europe, the Caribbean, and Pakistan
- Why
- Due to increased greenhouse gas emissions and global warming
Climate Change Advocates
Climate Skeptics
Urgency of Climate Action
Climate Change Advocates
Immediate and drastic reductions in greenhouse gas emissions are necessary to mitigate the severe impacts of climate change.
Climate Skeptics
Climate change is a natural phenomenon, and the current warming trends are not primarily caused by human activities.
- Ranking
- Third warmest year on record
- Temperature Difference
- 0.01°C cooler than 2023
- Longest Period Above 1.5°C
- Three years
- Hottest Year on Record
- 2024
- Current Long-term Warming Level
- 1.4°C above pre-industrial era
- Short-term Warming Level in 2024
- 1.5°C above pre-industrial era
- Record Wildfire Emissions
- Highest total emissions in Europe
- Climate Change Impacts
- Hurricane Melissa, Pakistan floods, wildfires
Sources
2025 Confirmed as Third Warmest Year: 1.5°C Warming Threshold Breached Again
2025 was the world’s third-warmest year on record, EU scientists say
Earth logs third-warmest year in 2025 as 1.5°C threshold breached for three years, scientists confirm
2025 Was Third Hottest Year On Record: EU monitor
2025 was the third hottest year on record, says European weather agency
2025 Cooler Than 2024 But Still Among The Hottest Years Ever Globally: What 2026 Forecast Shows
2025 among world’s three hottest years on record, WMO says