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European Sea Temperatures Reach Record Highs

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The 2025 European climate report states that last year was the third warmest year since records began. Rapid warming and below-average precipitation have led to a reduction in snow and ice cover. These environmental changes are contributing to a continuous loss of biodiversity in both marine and terrestrial habitats. Samantha Burgess, the deputy director at Copernicus, noted that reports suggest extreme heat, wildfires, and record sea temperatures have affected much of the continent. Europe is currently the fastest warming continent on Earth, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. In 2025, the Arctic Circle experienced a heatwave lasting over three weeks with temperatures hitting 30 degrees. Wind and solar energy outproduced fossil fuels in Europe for the third year in a row.

The 2025 European climate report states that last year was the third warmest year since records began. Rapid warming and below-average precipitation have led to a reduction in snow and ice cover. These environmental changes are contributing to a continuous loss of biodiversity in both marine and terrestrial habitats. Samantha Burgess, the deputy director at Copernicus, noted that reports suggest extreme heat, wildfires, and record sea temperatures have affected much of the continent. Europe is currently the fastest warming continent on Earth, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. In 2025, the Arctic Circle experienced a heatwave lasting over three weeks with temperatures hitting 30 degrees. Wind and solar energy outproduced fossil fuels in Europe for the third year in a row. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) reported increasingly frequent heatwaves, particularly in Southern Europe, which are causing wildfires. Ocean temperatures and the Alpine region have also experienced warming. Temperatures exceeded averages in most areas, with peaks observed in Scandinavia and the Arctic. While 2025 did not set a new global heat record, the report describes the warming in European waters as fatal. The findings follow discussions regarding the German government's upcoming budget planning.

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Antena 1 RTP HLS

“Mais calor em terra e no mar. Assim pode ser caracterizado o clima na Europa o ano passado, o terceiro mais quente desde que há registros, de acordo com o relatório europeu do clima 2025.”

RTP Antena 1

“Mais calor em terra e no... assim pode ser caracterizado o clima na Europa o ano passado o terceiro mais quente desde que há registros de acordo com o relatório europeu do clima 2025.”

Radio Renascença

“O ano passado foi o mais quente desde que há registro. Em 2025, a temperatura na Europa subiu praticamente 2,5 graus desde a década de 1980, que o continente europeu aquece ao dobro da média global.”

Deutschlandfunk

“schnellsten erwärmende Kontinent der Welt. Die Meeresoberflächen erlebten im vergangenen Jahr so...”

MDR Aktuell

“Europa ist der sich am schnellsten erwärmende Kontinent der Welt. Das belegt ein aktueller Bericht der Weltwetterorganisation und des EU-Programms Copernicus.”

RTÉ Radio 1

“A major new report from the European Climate Centre and the World Meteorological Organization shows that 2025 was another year of weather extremes with record heat, shrinking ice and growing water stress. Europe is now the world's fastest warming continent.”

France Culture

“At least 95% of the surface of the European continent experienced annual temperatures higher than normal, as explained by Julien Nicolas, a researcher for the program.”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“A report by Europe's Copernious Programme says climate change triggered intense heat waves, wildfires and droughts in large parts of the continent last year.”

BBC World Service

“their warmest year on record.”

BBC WS backup

“programme says climate change triggered intense heatwaves, wildfires and droughts in large parts of the continent last year. It said Europe's seas experienced their warmest year on record.”

Radio Renascença

“Europeia é a região do mundo onde a temperatura mais tem subido.”

BBC World Service

“their warmest year on record. The White House has confirmed that the”

WAMU 88.5 DC

“said Europe's seas experienced their warmest year on record.”

Bayern 2

“Europa erwärmt sich doppelt so schnell wie der globale Durchschnitt. Laut dem aktuellen Bericht des Klimadienstes Copernicus nehmen Hitze, Wellen, Stürme und Hochwasser zu.”

Antena 1 RTP HLS

“dois mil e vinte e cinco foi o terceiro ano mais quente de sempre na Europa é exatamente o que indica o relatório cupérnicos sobre o estado do clima noventa e cinco por cento do continente europeu registou no ano passado temperaturas anuais muito acima da média”

RTP Antena 1

“O relatório foi produzido por uma centena de cientistas. As conclusões vão ser também tema de conversa no ponto central depois de 18h.”

RAI Radio 2

“2025 è ancora record per l'Europa e nuovi dati dal rapporto dell'organizzazione mondiale e programma satellitare europeo, europeo Copernicus. Tanti dati, un filo conduttore, l'impatto crescente del riscaldamento globale evidente anche in Europa, l'anno scorso, per esempio, come Carlo Buon Tempo, Copernicus. Il 95% del continente ha visto temperature sopra la media annuale e in particolare il Nord, la penisva scandina, la Finlandia, hanno avuto un data di calore che è durata tre settimane e che ha portato temperature in eccesso e la settimana è la settimana del settembre.”

France Info

“Copernicus observe aussi une activité record au Royaume-Uni, au Pays-Bas ou en Allemagne. L'institut qui alerte également sur les débis des rivières, les trois quarts sous la moyenne en particulier dans l'est de l'Europe.”

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