The year 2025 was the warmest on record for the heat content of the world’s oceans. Ocean heat content (OHC) increased by around 500 zettajoules – billion trillion joules – since the 1940s.

We're only in the second month of 2025, and we're already talking about a global temperature record being broke. January 2025 has set a new record for the global, average temperature experienced ...

Scientists predict that 2026 will be one of the hottest years since 1850, as heat-trapping emissions continue to boil the planet. Earlier this month, data from Copernicus warned that 2025 is currently ...

The year 2024 was the hottest on record, with an average temperature of 1.55° Celsius (2.79° Fahrenheit) higher than pre-industrial levels, surpassing the previous record set in 2023, according to six ...

Even if unusual recent global warmth can be mostly attributed to a combination of El Niño, falling SO2 emissions, the Hunga Tonga-Hunga Ha’apai volcano, solar cycle changes and natural climate ...