Despite recent cold weather across much of the Northern Hemisphere, last month was the fifth-warmest January on record ...

Arctic and western North America saw above-average temperatures despite icy polar jet stream across the US and Europe.

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during an ongoing heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees, in Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2025, at the Colosseo area. People hold umbrellas ...

People hold umbrellas to protect themselves from the sun during an ongoing heat wave with temperatures reaching 40 degrees, in Rome, Italy, on July 6, 2025, at the Colosseo area. Credit - Massimo ...

The main driver is straightforward. Greenhouse gases keep building up in the atmosphere, trapping more heat. That raises the planet’s baseline temperature, so even years without a strong natural boost ...

The global average temperature reached 12.95°C, about 0.28°C lower than the record set in January 2025, but still among the warmest January ...

PRAGUE, Czechia — Last year ranked as the third-warmest year on record, according to a new European Union Space Programme report. 2025 was marginally cooler than 2023, while 2024 remains the warmest ...

January 2026 recorded the fifth warmest global temperatures, revealing stark contrasts between severe cold in the Northern ...

A flurry of crunching weather observations from around the globe confirmed that 2025 was another one of the warmest years in modern record, with staggering heat for millions, including residents of ...