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January 2025 Sets Hottest Record Amid Arctic Ice Crisis

2/15/2025

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January 2025 shattered records as global temperatures soared 1.33°C above the 20th-century average, making it the hottest January ever. Meanwhile, Arctic sea ice extent plummeted to its second-lowest level, threatening wildlife and signaling alarming climate shifts. With the Arctic warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, we face the grim possibility of sea-ice-free summers by century's end.

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January 2025 shattered records as global temperatures soared 1.33°C above the 20th-century average, making it the hottest January ever. Meanwhile, Arctic sea ice extent plummeted to its second-lowest level, threatening wildlife and signaling alarming climate shifts. With the Arctic warming four times faster than the rest of the planet, we face the grim possibility of sea-ice-free summers by century's end.