Scientists report Jan 2025 as hottest ever

(Web Desk): The effects of climate change are increasingly becoming evident, and scientists have now declared the past month as the hottest January in human history.

This revelation was made in a report by the European Climate Agency, Copernicus Climate Change Service (CCCS).

According to the report, the average global temperature in January 2025 was recorded as 1.75°C higher compared to pre-industrial times.

The report also noted that despite the cooling of Pacific Ocean waters due to the La Niña climate pattern, there was still no decrease in global temperatures.

In 2024, the global average temperature is expected to remain above 1.5°C.

It is important to note that La Niña is a climate pattern that causes the temperature of the Pacific Ocean to decrease.

In contrast, during El Niño, a large portion of the Pacific Ocean’s waters becomes significantly warmer, leading to an increase in the overall global temperature.

Samantha Burgess from CCCS stated that January 2025 proved to be another astonishing month, with new temperature records continuing to be set, a trend observed over the past two years.

She mentioned that their agency is closely monitoring sea surface temperatures as they will influence global weather in 2025.

She explained that in several marine regions, temperatures during January were unusually high.

January 2025 was the 18th month in the past 19 months where the global average temperature was recorded at 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

An agreement was made which called on countries worldwide to reduce carbon dioxide emissions to keep the temperature rise limited to 2°C and strive to prevent it from exceeding 1.5°C.

The 2°C upper limit is considered by scientists as a threshold beyond which the world will face devastating conditions.

Climate experts had expected that the arrival of La Niña would result in some cooling of the temperature.

However, this did not happen, and temperatures remained at record levels.

CCCS climate expert Julian Nichols noted that what surprised them was the lack of cooling effects from La Niña.

The report stated that in January 2025, for the first time, the global average temperature in that month was recorded to be more than 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels.

Experts have said that if temperatures remain consistently above 1.5°C, heatwaves, intense rainfall, and the severity and duration of droughts could increase.

However, they added that 2025 is expected not to be as hot as the past two years, 2023 and 2024, but it could still become the third hottest year in human history.

Scientists believe that the long-term increase in global temperatures is primarily due to the use of fossil fuels, while natural climate changes are also impacting temperatures, but their influence is now less pronounced.