Global Temperature Records: A Temporary Pause with Ongoing Climate Challenges
The Copernicus Climate Change Service reports a pause in record-breaking global temperatures as July 2025 ranks the third-warmest July. The past 12 months were significantly warmer than pre-industrial times. Despite the cool-down, extreme weather events persist, and climate change remains a challenge requiring urgent action.
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In a temporary halt from the recent trend, global temperature records have shown a pause, according to findings by Europe's climate agency, Copernicus. Although July 2025 was the third-warmest July on record worldwide, it marked a cooler period compared to the previous two years.
Despite this brief respite, Copernicus data reveals that the planet experienced temperatures 1.53 degrees Celsius warmer than pre-industrial averages over the past year. The agency highlighted July's average surface air temperature as notably above averages recorded between 1991 and 2020.
Even with this slowdown, the impacts of climate change continue unabated, with extreme heat and catastrophic flooding events occurring in July. Experts stress the necessity of reducing greenhouse gas concentrations to stave off worsening scenarios. Global commitments, like those made at the 2015 Paris climate talks, are central to maintaining temperature increases below critical thresholds.
(With inputs from agencies.)
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