2025 was the third hottest year on record, according to a new report from Copernicus, Europe’s climate change service. The past 11 years have been the 11th warmest on record—a concerning trend. 2024 ...
The world warmed to yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly United States, a cooling La Nina and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, according to the European ...
The main driver is straightforward. Greenhouse gases keep building up in the atmosphere, trapping more heat. That raises the planet’s baseline temperature, so even years without a strong natural boost ...
People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during an ongoing heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees, in Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2025, at the Colosseo area. People hold umbrellas ...
People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during an ongoing heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees, in Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2025, at the Colosseo area. Credit - Massimo ...