Europe hit by record heat, glacier loss and marine extremes per climate report
Europe recorded its hottest year yet in 2025, with unprecedented heatwaves stretching from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, rapid glacier melt, record sea temperatures and expanding wildfires, according to a major climate report warning the continent is warming twice as fast as the global average.
- Europe is warming more than TWICE as fast as the global average, report reveals - as scientists warn 'climate change is not a future threat, it is our present reality' Daily Mail —
- Europe is fastest-warming continent, report finds RTE —
- Europe is fastest-warming continent, report finds RTE —
- Record heatwaves caused dangerous conditions across Europe in 2025 Irish Times —
- Nordic heatwave part of record year that saw temperatures scorch most of Europe, report finds The Guardian —