Super Typhoon Fung-Wong hit the Philippines just after Typhoon Kalmaegi in November. A European Union climate agency said Tuesday that 2025 will be the second-hottest year on record, tied with 2023. File Photo by Dinapigue-MDRRMO/EPA
Dec. 9 (UPI) -- A European Union climate agency said 2025 is on track to be the second-hottest year on record, tying with 2023.
The hottest year on record was 2024, according to Copernicus and the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, EU climate bodies. The agencies released the report Tuesday.
"These milestones are not abstract -- they reflect the accelerating pace of climate change, and the only way to mitigate future rising temperatures is to rapidly reduce greenhouse gas emissions," said Samantha Burgess, strategic lead for Climate at ECMWF, in a statement.
The global average temperature anomaly for January to November 2025 is 33.08 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1991-2020 average, or 34.66 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1850-1900 pre-industrial baseline.
