Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' from a shifting climate

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A man rinses with water in August after playing beach footvolley on the Ramlet al-Baida public beach in Beirut, Lebanon,, on a sweltering hot day.

Scientists calculate that last year was one of the three hottest on record, along with 2024 and 2023. The trend indicates that warming could be speeding up, climate monitoring teams reported.

(Image credit: Bilal Hussein)