Global climate crisis deepens as January 2025 sets new temperature record

Firefighters battle the Palisades Fire as it burns multiple structures in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2025. Picture: AP Photo/Ethan Swope, File

Last month was the warmest January on record globally.

The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service published its latest climate bulletin on Thursday reporting on the changes in global air and sea temperatures. The average air temperature of 13.23C recorded last month was 0.79C above the long term 1991-2020 average for January.