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European State of the Climate 2025 names Europe fastest-warming continent

scienceApr 29, 2026182,253

The European State of the Climate Report 2025, produced by the Copernicus Climate Change Service at ECMWF and the World Meteorological Organization, found Europe warmed at about twice the global average. The report documents record heatwaves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, record wildfires, shrinking glaciers and declining snow cover, and states Greenland lost 139 billion tonnes of ICE. River flows were below average for 11 months across Europe, with 70 percent of rivers recording below-average annual flows. Those changes intensify risks to water supplies, agriculture, biodiversity and public health and increase pressure for faster EU climate law revisions and stronger adaptation planning.

A circular map of Europe and the Arctic region showing the rate of warming from 1996 to 2025, measured in degrees Celsius per decade. Most of Europe is shaded in orange to deep red, indicating significant warming, especially in Eastern Europe and parts of Scandinavia. The Arctic region north of Scandinavia and Russia is the darkest red, showing the fastest warming. Greenland shows mixed colors, with some areas in light tones and patches of blue, indicating little warming or slight cooling. The North Atlantic west of Europe appears in pale colors and light blue, suggesting slower warming or localized cooling. A color bar at the bottom ranges from dark blue (cooling, about -1.5°C per decade) to dark red (warming, about +1.5°C per decade).
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Map of Europe showing trends in annual surface air temperature from 1996 to 2025. Most of Europe is warming, shown in orange and red, with faster warming in eastern Europe and the Arctic. A cooler region appears in the North Atlantic. Svalbard is highlighted as one of the fastest‑warming areas.
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🌡️ Europe is the fastest‑warming continent, warming at more than 2× the global average. Changing weather patterns, reduced air pollution, declining snow cover
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Graphic showing trendss in climate indicators, where climate indicators show the long-term evolution of severeal key variables that are used to assess global and regional trends in a changing climate. These include sea surface temperature, ocean heat content, sea level, temperature, greenhouse gases, sea ice, glaciers, and ice sheets.
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Temperature anomaly graph 1955-2025, compared to the 1991-2020 average. Arctic warming fastest (+0.75C per decade), followed by Europe (+0.56C per decade), which is double the global average (+0.27C per decade)
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🛰️ data provide key insights to guide policy & bring awareness 🌍 The European State of the Climate report sends a clear message: we must act now, as warming i
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🌍 The European State of the Climate 2025 is out now! The report published jointly by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social and @wmo-global.bsky.social shows that Europe
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The European State of the Climate 2025 report is out 📑 In 2025, over 1 million hectares burned across the EU, marine heatwaves affected 86% of European seas, &
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🎉 The European State of the Climate 2025 report is OUT 🎉 Produced by @copernicusecmwf.bsky.social & @wmo-global.bsky.social, it offers a comprehensive look at
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The 2025 European State of the Climate is out now! Europe is the fastest-warming continent, warming more than 2x the global average. Read more and explore clima
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