The planet is accelerating its warming: 2025 will be the second warmest year on record
Projections from leading climate agencies point to an alarming scenario: the year 2025 is shaping up to be the second warmest worldwide since instrumental records began. Only 2024 surpasses it, having broken all records. This trajectory confirms that the long-term temperature increase, driven by human emissions, does not stop. 🌍
A trend that is intensifying
The global average temperature is dangerously approaching 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial average, a limit that the scientific community identifies as critical. The sequence of extremely warm years, with 2023, 2024, and now 2025 at the forefront, evidences a clear acceleration in the warming of the climate system.
Direct consequences of this acceleration:- Extreme weather phenomena, such as heatwaves, prolonged droughts, and devastating floods, become more frequent and severe.
- Oceans are absorbing unprecedented amounts of heat, damaging marine ecosystems and causing sea levels to rise.
- Every fraction of a degree increase in temperature has measurable and amplified impacts on the planet.
It seems the planet decided to ignore the IPCC report deadlines and accelerate the calendar on its own.
The significance of approaching 1.5°C
Approaching the 1.5-degree limit in an individual year does not mean it has been permanently exceeded, as the Paris Agreement refers to long-term averages. However, it constitutes a powerful alarm signal about the urgency of reducing greenhouse gas emissions immediately and drastically.
The challenge of future climate:- Current commitments by countries to cut emissions are insufficient to keep warming below 2°C.
- It is necessary to intensify mitigation actions decisively during the next decade.
- The window of opportunity to avoid the worst scenarios is shrinking rapidly.
An unforeseen climate bill
The persistence of this trend presents the world with climate bills that no one had budgeted for. The need to adapt and mitigate the effects becomes more pressing every year. The data leaves no doubt: the global response must accelerate at the same rate as the global thermometer. ⚠️