Analysishigh resolution temperatureclimate monitoringberkeley earthaerosols
Berkeley Earth Reports 2025 Third-Warmest Year
8.2
Berkeley Earth released its 2025 Annual Temperature Report, finding 2025 was the third warmest year since 1850 with a global average of 1.44 ± 0.09°C above the 1850–1900 baseline and about 770 million people experiencing locally record-warm conditions. Based on the BEST-HR land and ocean dataset, the report highlights an extreme 2023–2025 warming spike and cites aerosol and cloud changes as possible amplifiers.
Key Points
- 1Reports global 2025 average at 1.44 ± 0.09°C above 1850–1900 baseline.
- 2Identifies extreme 2023–2025 warming spike exceeding near-linear 50-year warming trend.
- 3Indicates reduced aerosols and cloud changes may amplify short-term warming, affecting projections.
Scoring Rationale
High credibility, global scope and actionable attribution insights; limited novelty beyond annual update and remaining attribution uncertainties.
Sources
Public references used for this report.
Practice interview problems based on real data
1,625 SQL & Python problems across 15 industry datasets — the exact type of data you work with.
Try 250 free problems