2025 was so hot it pushed Earth past critical climate change mark, scientists say
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Key Points:
- Scientists report that 2025 was one of the three hottest years on record, with the three-year average temperature surpassing the 1.5°C limit set by the 2015 Paris Agreement for the first time since preindustrial times, largely due to human-driven climate change.
- The World Weather Attribution (WWA) analysis highlighted 157 extreme weather events in 2025, including deadly heat waves, droughts, floods, and typhoons, many of which were made significantly more likely or severe by climate change.
- Extreme weather events in 2025 challenged global adaptation capacities, with rapid intensification of storms like Hurricane Melissa reducing warning times and overwhelming affected communities' response abilities.
- Despite some progress in renewable energy deployment, geopolitical
