Scientists confirm 2025 as third-warmest year ever recorded

Al JazeeraEN 2 min read 100% complete by John PowerJanuary 14, 2026 at 09:00 AM

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In 2025, the planet experienced its third-warmest year on record, according to the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts. The average global temperature was 1.47 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. Data indicates that the average temperature from 2023-2025 exceeded the 1.5C limit established in the Paris Agreement. The UK Met Office corroborated the findings, attributing the warming trend to human-induced greenhouse gas emissions. NASA and NOAA are expected to release their global temperature data. The Paris Agreement, signed in 2015, aimed to limit long-term global temperature increases to 1.5C.

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