Weatherwatch: 2025 likely to be another year of high temperatures

Despite Pacific Ocean moving into a La Ni?a phase, this year is forecast to be one of three warmest years on recordWhat kind of weather lies ahead in 2025? The Met Office's global forecast suggests it will be one of the three warmest years on record, surpassed only by 2024 and 2023. This is despite the Pacific Ocean moving into a La Ni?a phase, which normally brings slightly cooler conditions.It will be confirmed officially in the coming days, but 2024 is expected to be the warmest year on record and the first when the average global temperature exceeded 1.5C (2.7F) above preindustrial levels. This comes hot on the heels of the previous warmest year on record - 2023 - which recorded an average global temperature of 1.45C above preindustrial levels. Continue reading...