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  1. European State of the Climate 2025

    Key Messages:
    At least 95% of Europe experienced above-average annual temperatures in 2025.
    A record three-week #heatwave affected sub-Arctic #Fennoscandia, with temperatures near to and within the Arctic Circle exceeding 30°C.

    #Glaciers in all European regions saw a net mass loss, with #Iceland recording its second-largest glacier loss on record; snow cover was 31% below average; the #Greenland Ice Sheet lost 139 gigatonnes (139 billion tonnes) of ice.

    The annual sea surface temperature for the European region was the highest on record, and 86% of the region experienced at least ‘strong’ marine heatwaves.

    #Wildfires burnt around 1,034,550 hectares, the largest area on record.

    #River flows were below average for 11 months of the year across #Europe, with 70% of rivers seeing below-average annual flows.

    #Storms and #flooding affected thousands across Europe, though extreme #rainfall and flooding were less widespread than in recent years.

    #Renewables supplied nearly half (46.4%) of Europe’s electricity in 2025, with solar power reaching a new contribution record of 12.5%.

    #Biodiversity is vital for a sustainable future, but #ClimateChange is a major cause of its degradation. Climate change and biodiversity are strongly connected within European policy and frameworks.

    climate.copernicus.eu/esotc/20

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    #ClimateCrisis
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