BRUSSELS: July 2025 was the planet’s third-warmest July since records began, marked by extreme weather and a record national temperature in Turkiye of 50.5°C (122.9°F), according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S).
Global average surface air temperature reached 16.68°C last month — 0.45°C above the 1991–2020 average for July — and 1.25°C warmer than the 1850–1900 pre-industrial baseline. While cooler than record-breaking July 2023 and July 2024, the month continued the trend of climate extremes linked to human-induced global warming.
From August 2024 to July 2025, global temperatures averaged 1.53°C above pre-industrial levels, breaching the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C limit for the period, though the target refers to long-term averages over decades.
“Two years after the hottest July on record, the recent streak of global temperature records is over — for now,” said Carlo Buontempo, C3S director. “But this doesn’t mean climate change has stopped.”
C3S warned that greenhouse gas emissions from fossil fuels remain the primary driver, urging governments to accelerate carbon cuts to limit extreme heat, floods, and other climate disasters.
By AFP
