Copernicus has been tracking data since 1940, while other records from the U.S. and the UK date back to 1850. Researchers using proxies like tree rings indicate that this period i ...

The world set yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly U.S., a cooling La Nina​​ and ...

The planet has been shattering heat records for the past two years. That was expected to ease in January — and the fact that ...

Earth sets another heat record in January despite forecasts for cooler 2025 - Average temperature last month stood at 13.23C, which is 0.79C above the 1991-2020 average for January ...

Earth’s prolonged streak of abnormal heat continued into 2025 despite the arrival of La Niña ocean conditions, which ...

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Last month was the hottest January on record, blitzing the previous high and stunning climate scientists who expected cooler ...

The past two years have seen month after month become the planet's hottest recorded. Climate scientists say human-produced greenhouse gases account for the majority of the warming.

"January 2025 is another surprising month, continuing the record temperatures observed throughout the last two years, despite the development of La Niña conditions in the tropical Pacific and their ...

The Lower 48 stood out as one of the few colder spots in overall global warmth. Here's the newly-released perspective.

Copernicus said the Arctic this month tied the January record for lowest sea ice. The U.S.-based National Snow and Ice Data Center had it as second-lowest, behind 2018. February has already ...