Copernicus has been tracking data since 1940, while other records from the U.S. and the UK date back to 1850. Researchers using proxies like tree rings indicate that this period i ...

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January — and the fact that ...

The world set yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly U.S., a cooling La Nina​​ and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, the European climate service Copernicus ...

Earth sets another heat record in January despite forecasts for cooler 2025 - Average temperature last month stood at 13.23C, ...

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which ...

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The past two years have seen month after month become the planet's hottest recorded. Climate scientists say human-produced greenhouse gases account for the majority of the warming.

Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler ...

"January 2025 is another surprising month, continuing the record temperatures observed throughout the last two years, despite the development of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific and their ...

The average surface air temperature was 55.81 degrees Fahrenheit That's 1.42 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1991-2020 average ...

A streak of extreme global temperatures continues despite a shift towards the cooling La Nina weather pattern.