Tag: April

April 2025 was the second-hottest April ever recorded, with average global surface air temperatures reaching 14.96°C—0.60°C higher than the 1991–2020 average, and just 0.07°C below the record set in April 2024. The data, released by Europe’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, provides another stark reminder of the intensifying climate crisis. Global temperatures 1.51°C above pre-industrial levels Last month’s global temperatures were 1.51°C warmer than pre-industrial levels (1850–1900), underscoring the continued warming trend driven by greenhouse gas emissions from human activities, especially the burning of fossil fuels. This warming surpasses the 1.5°C threshold set as a critical limit in the Paris Agreement, which aims to avoid the most severe consequences of climate change. H...