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People brave heat wave conditions during a hot summer day in Uttar Pradesh, India.

State of the climate: 2025 close behind 2024 as the hottest start to a year

Global temperatures in the first quarter of 2025 were the second warmest on record, extending a remarkable run of exceptional warmth that began in Ju... Read More

State of the climate | Apr 24. 2025.
London heatwave 2024.

State of the climate: 2024 sets a new record as the first year above 1.5C

Last year was the hottest the Earth has experienced since the start of global temperature records in the mid-1800s – and likely for many thousands ... Read More

State of the climate | Jan 10. 2025.
A man bends over during a summer heatwave in Bangladesh.

State of the climate: 2024 will be first year above 1.5C of global warming

This year is now virtually certain to beat 2023 as the hottest year on record, Carbon Brief analysis shows. It will also be the first full year to... Read More

State of the climate | Nov 7. 2024.
A tiger at the Chattogram Zoo in Bangladesh finds some respite from the searing heat in Bangladesh.

State of the climate: 2024 now very likely to be warmest year on record

As 2024 passes its midpoint, the global climate continues to push into uncharted territory.  Carbon Brief's analysis indicates a 95% probabil... Read More

State of the climate | Jul 24. 2024.
A rickshaw driver washing his face with water during a hot day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on 15 April 2024.

State of the climate: 2024 off to a record-warm start

This year is shaping up to either match or surpass 2023 as the hottest year on record. Global temperatures have been exceptionally high over the p... Read More

State of the climate | Apr 23. 2024.
A person covers themselves with a towel as temperatures reach 38C in Montpellier, France on 19 July 2023.

State of the Climate: 2023 smashes records for surface temperature and ocean heat

Last year was the warmest since records began in the mid-1800s – and likely for many thousands of years before.  It was the first year in w... Read More

State of the climate | Jan 12. 2024.
A man carries a fan as temperatures reach 38C in Montpellier, France.

State of the climate: Global temperatures throughout mid-2023 shatter records

The first three quarters of 2023 has seen exceptional heat globally, putting 2023 on track to be the warmest year since records began in the mid-1800... Read More

State of the climate | Oct 23. 2023.
Firefighters spray water at people due to intense heat during a football game in Argentina.

State of the climate: 2023 now likely hottest year on record after extreme summer 

The first half of 2023 has been extremely warm worldwide as a developing El Niño event on top of human-caused climate change helped drive temperatur... Read More

State of the climate | Jul 26. 2023.
A person washes his face with water during high temperature weather day in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on April 11, 2023.

State of the climate: Growing El Niño threatens more extreme heat in 2023

This year is shaping up to be one of top four warmest years on record – and has a modest chance of being the warmest on record. Exceptional... Read More

State of the climate | Apr 28. 2023.
Citizens make their way through flooded streets with difficulty in the Dagai Mukaram Khan region, Pakistan.

State of the climate: How the world warmed in 2022

With a new year underway, most of the climate data for the whole of 2022 is now available. And this data shows that last year set new records for ind... Read More

State of the climate | Jan 18. 2023.
The Farnborough International Trade Airshow during the height of the UK heatwave, 2022.

State of the climate: 2022 is currently tied for fourth warmest year on record

This year has been one of extremes, featuring record-shattering summer heatwaves and devastating floods. Western Europe and parts of Asia have had th... Read More

State of the climate | Dec 7. 2022.
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