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Almost all of Europe was abnormally hot in 2025, report finds
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Almost all of Europe was abnormally hot in 2025, report finds

The Seattle Times·LYNSEY CHUTEL The New York Times·about 1 month ago
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LONDON — A heat wave near the Arctic, a warmer Mediterranean and wildfires and floods across Europe were part of a year of extremes in 2025, further evidence of how human activity is changing the continent’s climate, European scientists said in a report on Wednesday. At least 95% of Europe had above-average annual temperatures in 2025, according to the report. Wildfires burned more than 1 million hectares of land, the most on record. Glaciers lost mass and snow cover was below average. According to scientific consensus, these are all consequences of global warming, mainly driven by the burning of coal, oil and gas. “Europe is the fastest-warming continent, and the impacts are already severe,” said Florian Pappenberger, the director-general of the European Center for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which produced the annual European State of the Climate report along with the World Meteorological Organization. More than 100 scientists contributed to the study.…

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