May 2025: The second-hottest month on record as global warming tightens its grip

Arab Weather - In a worrying new report, European Union climate experts announced that May 2025 recorded the second-hottest May on record, driven by the accelerating effects of climate change.

Unprecedentedly hot spring

The Copernicus Climate Change Monitoring Service, the European Union's official climate monitoring arm, revealed in its monthly report that last May was only surpassed by May 2024 as the warmest month on record. This number is not just a detail; it is a new and worrying sign that the planet continues on a dangerous upward trajectory.

It's not just numbers anymore

The report indicated that May 2025 was part of a spring ranked as the second warmest in the Northern Hemisphere, with the Earth's surface temperature rising by 1.4 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, a period considered a reference when discussing climate change.

Even more worrying is that in 21 of the last 22 months, global temperatures have exceeded the 1.5°C threshold – the threshold that scientists warn separates “manageable” climate change from “unmanageable” one.

An imminent danger, not a temporary phenomenon

This is not just a temporary phenomenon, but a direct result of greenhouse gas emissions from the burning of fossil fuels. With 2023 still rated as the hottest year on record, it appears that the coming years may hold new records... and greater dangers.