The Earth's surface in May was 1.4C above the pre-industrial benchmark.
Last month was the second warmest May on record on land and in the oceans, according to the European Union's climate monitoring service.
Scientists stress the importance of limiting global warming as soon and as much as possible, because every fraction of a degree increases the risks of more deadly and destructive impacts, on land and in the sea.
It doesn’t seem like we’re going in the right direction though.
The months of March, April and May are technically, meteorological terms spring, and this year, the spring of 2025, was Ireland’s warmest and sunniest since records began 126 years ago.
