WMO: 2025 expected to be the second or third hottest year on record

The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) published the report "Global Climate Update 2025", which states that the current year is highly likely to become the second or third hottest on record.

The organization notes that the trend of extreme warming observed in recent years continues. The period from 2015 to 2025 is recognized as the warmest in 176 years of records, and the last three years have set temperature records.

According to the WMO, the global average temperature from January to August 2025 was 1.42°C above pre-industrial levels.
Greenhouse gas concentrations and ocean heat content, which reached record levels in 2024, continue to rise. Arctic sea ice has declined to a historic minimum, while Antarctic ice remains significantly below average.

Extreme weather events are already affecting lives, economies, and food systems, causing displacement and slowing sustainable development.

The number of countries with early warning systems for disasters increased from 56 in 2024 to 119, yet 40% of countries still lack such mechanisms.

WMO Secretary-General Celeste Saulo stated that limiting global warming to 1.5°C will be extremely challenging, but scientific evidence shows that achieving this target by the end of the century is still possible with global efforts.