World closes in on 1.5C temperature barrier

Five-year running average of global average temperature above pre-industrial levels, 1850-2025.

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Five-year averages represented at end date. Sources include ERA5, JRA-3Q, GISTEMP, NOAAGlobalTemp, Berkeley Earth and the HadCRUT5 ensemble mean. Shading shows the range of the HadCRUT5 ensemble.

Source: Copernicus Climate Change Service & European Centre for Medium-Range Weather ForecastsHanne Cokelaere/POLITICO