Bengaluru: The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) has issued a grave warning that 2025 is set to rank among the top three warmest years ever recorded, underscoring the accelerating pace of climate change and the planet’s deepening environmental crisis. The report, released on Thursday, highlights the near-surface temperature between January and August 2025, which averaged 1.42°C above pre-industrial levels, marking a deviation of 0.12°C from previous records.

According to the WMO, the last decade (2015–2025) has been a relentless succession of climate extremes with each year ranking among the 11 hottest in the 176-year observational record. Last year, 2024, had already claimed the title of the hottest year ever documented, with global mean temperatures rising 1.55°C above pre-indus

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