Europe hit by record heat, glacier loss and marine extremes per climate report

Europe swelters through hottest year on record in 2025, with glaciers melting at alarming rates and sea temperatures hitting new highs, a major climate report warns. | Contesto: cronaca

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Europe endured its hottest year on record in 2025, marked by unprecedented heatwaves spanning from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, accelerated glacier melt, record sea temperatures, and expanding wildfires, according to a major climate report released this week. The findings underscore that the continent is warming at twice the global average rate, with cascading consequences for ecosystems, infrastructure, and public health. The report, compiled by leading climate scientists, documents a year of extreme weather events that pushed temperature records across nearly every European region. Heatwaves struck with intensity and duration never before recorded, affecting densely populated cities and remote Arctic communities alike. In southern Europe, prolonged periods of scorching heat fueled massive wildfires that consumed thousands of hectares of forest and agricultural land, forcing evacuations and disrupting livelihoods. Glacier melt reached critical levels in 2025, with ice loss accelerating across the Alps, Scandinavia, and Iceland. Scientists noted that many glaciers are now retreating at rates that exceed worst-case projections from just a decade ago, threatening freshwater supplies for millions of people who depend on seasonal meltwater. The rapid loss also contributes to sea-level rise and alters river flows that power hydroelectric plants and irrigate crops. Marine environments faced unprecedented stress as sea surface temperatures hit record highs in the Mediterranean, Baltic, and North Seas. Warmer waters have triggered shifts in fish populations, harmed coral and seagrass habitats, and intensified marine heatwaves that can kill shellfish and disrupt the food chain. The report warns that these changes could have long-term economic impacts on fishing and tourism industries that rely on stable ocean conditions. Wildfire seasons expanded both in length and geographic reach in 2025, with blazes reported as far north as Scandinavia and the British Isles. The combination of dry vegetation, high temperatures, and wind created conditions for fires that spread rapidly and proved difficult to contain. Emergency services across multiple countries were stretched...

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