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The new State of the Climate in Europe 2025 report, published on April 29, 2026, by the European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts (ECMWF) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), leaves little room for complacency.
The document brings together the work of around 100 scientists and collaborators and offers a comprehensive overview of the evolution of the European climate. And there is one key finding: Europe is the fastest-warming region in the world.
The data for 2025 are particularly worrying. 95% of Europe recorded above-average annual temperatures. Furthermore, the average sea surface temperature in the European region reached its highest value ever recorded.
But we are not just talking about heat. Glaciers continued to lose mass, snow cover was well below average, and numerous European rivers recorded lower than usual flows. Forest fires also reached extraordinary levels.
And perhaps most unsettling is the realization that these phenomena are already directly impacting our daily lives: water, agriculture, forests, biodiversity, health, the economy, and security.
The report is not a catastrophic prediction about a distant future. It describes what is already happening. Europe is experiencing heat waves from the Mediterranean to the Arctic, droughts, fires, ice loss, and an increasingly warmer ocean.
Of course, Europe is also making progress in some areas, especially in the development of renewable energy. This is a positive sign, although the report itself makes it clear that it is necessary to accelerate both emissions reductions and adaptation measures.
I don't intend to turn this article into yet another discourse on climate change. The data speaks for itself. My recommendation is simple: download and read the State of the Climate in Europe 2025 Report, consult its graphs, and observe the data. Then, draw your own conclusions.
The Report can be found at: https://wmo.int/news/media-centre/european-state-of-climate-2025-record-heatwaves-from-mediterranean-arctic-while-glaciers-shrink-and
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I think it's self-explanatory, and the results clearly indicate that we are not doing enough to prevent the consequences of climate change. We are already suffering its effects, and none of the European leaders are taking the matter as seriously as they should, and of course, neither are most citizens.
The general concern among citizens seems to be to look the other way and continue with our usual lives, consuming and polluting as if there were no tomorrow.
A tomorrow that will cost us dearly.
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