Paris, France | AFP

Global temperatures were stuck at near-record highs in April, the climate change monitor Copernicus said Thursday, extending a prolonged and exceptional heat streak that has lasted nearly two years.

“Globally, April 2025 was the second-hottest April on record, continuing the long sequence of months” with temperatures more than 1.5 degrees Celsius above the pre-industrial baseline, said Samantha Burgess from the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts, which runs Copernicus.

np/klm/rlp

© Agence France-Presse

Article Source:
Press Release/Material by AFP
Featured image credit: kjpargeter | Freepik

Image: Infographic - Percentage of monitoring stations in 2024 achieving air quality EU standards/guideline levels
Air quality improving in Europe but more effort needed: reportNews

Air quality improving in Europe but more effort needed: report

Copenhagen, Denmark | AFP Air quality in Europe is improving but more effort is needed to reach the European Union's 2030 targets, the European Environment Agency…
SourceSourceApril 30, 2026 Full article
Satellite Image: Bratislava, Slovakia
Image of the day: Bratislava and its natural bordersNews

Image of the day: Bratislava and its natural borders

Bratislava, Slovakia’s capital, stretches along the Danube River and into the foothills of the Little Carpathians, creating a landscape where urban development meets protected natural…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJuly 17, 2025 Full article
Satellite Image: Cuenca, Spain
Image of the day: Turbines across Cuenca’s agricultural heartlandNews

Image of the day: Turbines across Cuenca’s agricultural heartland

Across the plains of central Spain, renewable energy infrastructure has become part of everyday rural life. As the International Day of Clean Energy is observed…
Muser NewsDeskMuser NewsDeskJanuary 26, 2026 Full article