The world set yet another monthly heat record in January, despite an abnormally chilly U.S., a cooling La Nina​​ and predictions of a slightly less hot 2025, the European climate service Copernicus says.

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

The last 15 years have warmed at about twice the rate of the previous 40 years. View on euronews

Scientists hoped the emergence of La Nina will slow down the record breaking global warming, but last month broke the record by 0.1C.