2025 marked by extreme heat, record temperatures, widespread impacts

ANKARA — 2025 ranked among the warmest years on record globally, despite a shift toward neutral or weak La Niña conditions that typically cool global temperatures, according to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and the Copernicus Climate Change Service. Global temperatures in 2025 ranked second or third warmest on record, following the record-hot year of 2024, underscoring the growing strength of human-caused warming driven by greenhouse gas emissions. Scientists said natural cooling cycles are no longer sufficient to offset rising baseline temperatures, with many regions recording record or near-record heat levels throughout the year. WMO said its latest global climate outlook […]... Keep on reading: 2025 marked by extreme heat, record temperatures, widespread impacts