Scientists have confirmed that last year was the third hottest on record, continuing a 'clear trend' towards a warmer climate driven by human activity. According to the British news agency PA Media, scientists from the UK Met Office, University of East Anglia, and the National Centre for Atmospheric Science released their data for 2025, revealing it was the third consecutive year with temperatures 1.4°C higher than pre-industrial levels. Last year's temperature was 1.41°C above the 19th-century baseline, but below the record highs of 2023 and 2024, according to HadCRUT5 data. The European Copernicus Observatory estimated the increase at 1.47°C. Tim Osborn, head of the Climate Research Unit at the University of East Anglia, stated that the previous two years were warmer due to a natural climate variation in the Pacific and an El Niño pattern, adding about 0.1°C to global temperatures. He added that this factor weakened during 2025, revealing a clearer picture of the warming caused by human activity. Scientists have confirmed that the main driver of global warming is human activity, especially the burning of fossil fuels.
