State of the climate

As it passes its midway point, 2025 is on track to be the second or third warmest year on record, Carbon Brief analysis shows.However, it is very...Read More

Global temperatures in the first quarter of 2025 were the second warmest on record, extending a remarkable run of exceptional warmth that began in Ju...Read More

Last year was the hottest the Earth has experienced since the start of global temperature records in the mid-1800s – and likely for many thousands ...Read More

This year is now virtually certain to beat 2023 as the hottest year on record, Carbon Brief analysis shows.It will also be the first full year to...Read More

As 2024 passes its midpoint, the global climate continues to push into uncharted territory. Carbon Brief's analysis indicates a 95% probabil...Read More

This year is shaping up to either match or surpass 2023 as the hottest year on record.Global temperatures have been exceptionally high over the p...Read More

Last year was the warmest since records began in the mid-1800s – and likely for many thousands of years before. It was the first year in w...Read More

The first three quarters of 2023 has seen exceptional heat globally, putting 2023 on track to be the warmest year since records began in the mid-1800...Read More

The first half of 2023 has been extremely warm worldwide as a developing El Niño event on top of human-caused climate change helped drive temperatur...Read More

This year is shaping up to be one of top four warmest years on record – and has a modest chance of being the warmest on record.Exceptional...Read More

With a new year underway, most of the climate data for the whole of 2022 is now available. And this data shows that last year set new records for ind...Read More