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Climate report says 2025 was third hottest year on record

Climate report says 2025 was third hottest year on record

Update: 2026-01-14
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The European Union Copernicus Climate Change Service has confirmed that 2025 was the third warmest year on record, with global temperatures from the past three years averaging more than 1.5C above the pre-industrial level This is the first time the level of global warming, over a three-year period, has exceeded 1.5C.

John Sweeney, Climatologist and Professor Emeritus of Geography at Maynooth University joined Sean Defoe on the show to discuss.

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Climate report says 2025 was third hottest year on record

Climate report says 2025 was third hottest year on record