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UK records 2025 as warmest and sunniest year, Met Office says
Summary
The Met Office reported 2025 was the warmest and sunniest year on record in the UK, and four of the five hottest UK years have occurred this decade. Scientific consensus identifies fossil fuel pollution as the main cause.
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The Met Office announced that 2025 was the warmest and sunniest year recorded in the United Kingdom, surpassing the previous record set three years earlier. Four of the five hottest UK years have occurred in this decade. The scientific consensus attributes the trend mainly to fossil fuel pollution from burning coal, oil and gas.
Reported details:
- The Met Office announced 2025 was the warmest and sunniest year in UK records.
- This record beat the previous national record set three years earlier.
- Four of the five hottest UK years have occurred in the 2020s.
- Scientific consensus identifies fossil fuel pollution as the main cause of the warming trend.
- The article included an interview with Richard Betts from the Met Office Hadley Centre.
Summary:
The findings reflect a continuing national warming trend marked by repeated record years in recent times. Undetermined at this time.
