2025 is projected to be the second-hottest year on record, matching 2023, following a historic high in 2024, according to Europe’s global warming monitor.

• Global temperatures are on track to exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels, with data showing a 1.48C average rise between January and November.
• The Copernicus Climate Change Service released the data, with strategic lead for climate Samantha Burgess emphasizing the accelerating pace of climate change.
• November was the third-warmest on record at 1.54C above pre-industrial levels, with the average surface air temperature reaching 14.02C, leading to extreme weather events like tropical cyclones.