Europe named ‘fastest-warming continent’ in latest climate change report
Key takeaways
- From heatwaves to wildfires and shrinking ice cover, Europe is facing a ‘severe’ impact from climate change, UN body says.
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- The United Nations body released its findings on Wednesday in a joint report produced with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), painting a grim picture of climate change in the region.
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From heatwaves to wildfires and shrinking ice cover, Europe is facing a ‘severe’ impact from climate change, UN body says.
xwhatsapp-strokecopylinkgoogle Add Al Jazeera on Googleinfo. A woman poses beside a Swiss national flag near Mount Piz Palue and the Pers Glacier, close to the Alpine resort of Pontresina, Switzerland in 2022 [Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters]By Al Jazeera Staff Published On 29 Apr 202629 Apr 2026Nearly all of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025, a year that included record-high marine temperatures and wildfires from the Arctic to the Mediterranean, according to the World Meteorological Organization.
The United Nations body released its findings on Wednesday in a joint report produced with the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF), painting a grim picture of climate change in the region.