According to European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service Copernicus, January 2025 globally was 0.09°C warmer than January 2024, the previous hottest January.
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January 2025 was also 1.75°C warmer than it was before industrial times. It was the 18th month of the last 19 that the world hit or passed the internationally agreed upon warming limit of 1.5°C above pre-industrial times. The record heat of January has come as a surprise to many scientists.
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There are two important weather patterns that usually cause big temperature changes worldwide – El Niño and La Niña. The patterns are driven by changes in water temperature in the Pacific Ocean near the Equator. El Niño years, like last year, are usually warmer. But temperatures usually drop quickly in La Niña years. A new La Niña weather pattern began in January of this year, but so far, it hasn’t cooled things down. That’s what has scientists puzzled.
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