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The World Is in the Midst of an ‘Extreme’ Temperature Spike

A pedestrian shelters from the sun in Tokyo.
Photographer: Akio Kon/Bloomberg

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By Eric Roston, Eamon Farhat, and Jess Shankleman

January 14, 2026 at 12:26 PM UTC

The global average temperature numbers are in for 2025 and they’re not good. Last year was the third-hottest on record, trailing only … the previous two years.

That it wasn’t the hottest year on record is small comfort. Today’s newsletter explains why. It also brings you the latest on the UK’s unprecedented support for offshore wind power, following a record auction.