UN says 2025 to be among three hottest years on record
Summary
The United Nations reports that 2023, 2024, and 2025 are expected to be among the hottest years ever recorded. Rising temperatures and greenhouse gas levels are making it difficult to limit global warming to the targets set in the Paris climate agreement. The World Meteorological Organization warns of serious impacts from these temperature increases and stresses the importance of early warning systems for dealing with extreme weather events.Key Facts
- The UN reports that 2023, 2024, and 2025 are projected to be the highest temperature years recorded.
- The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) highlights that the first eight months of 2023 averaged temperatures 1.42°C above pre-industrial levels.
- The past 11 years, from 2015 to 2025, will be the 11 warmest individual years recorded.
- Levels of greenhouse gases have climbed to new record highs, increasing future warming.
- The Paris climate agreement set goals to keep global warming below 2°C, preferably to 1.5°C, but meeting these goals is now seen as unlikely in the short term.
- UN Chief Antonio Guterres calls for urgent action to reduce the temperature rise.
- Arctic and Antarctic sea ice extents have reached record lows, indicating rapid climate changes.
- Advances in early warning systems for extreme weather are considered crucial by the WMO.
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