Global warming acceleration reaches critical levels

New research published in Geophysical Research Letters indicates that global warming is accelerating. Between 2015 and 2025, the Earth's average temperature increased by 0.35 °C, a significant rise compared to the 0.2 °C per decade observed between 1970 and 2015. Researchers achieved these findings by analyzing global temperature datasets while filtering out natural variables such as El Niño, solar cycles, and volcanic activity.

Co-author Stefan Rahmstorf warned that if current warming rates persist, the planet could surpass the 1.5 °C limit established by the Paris Agreement before 2030. This follows reports that 2024 was the hottest year on record, reaching a 1.5 °C elevation above pre-industrial levels.

Experts emphasize that mitigating these consequences depends on the speed at which CO2 emissions from fossil fuels can be reduced to zero to prevent increasingly extreme climate events.