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‘Unprecedented’ changes in UK climate are normalising extremes, report says

The News

The annual State of the UK Climate report found that 2025 was the hottest year on record in the UK. The last four years are among the top five hottest on record, indicating that climatic extremes are becoming more common. The report attributes this trend to carbon pollution and warns that further record-breaking heat is likely in the near future.

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The Analysis

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Why it matters

2025 was the hottest year on record

Evidence

2025 was the hottest year on record in the UK.

Uncertainty

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Key findings

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The UK’s climatic extremes are becoming increasingly normal.

Opinion
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Environmentalscore: 90
  • 2025 was the hottest year on record
  • Carbon pollution is the primary driver

Trust Breakdown

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Plain English

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<p>Annual State of the UK Climate analysis finds last four years in UK are in top five hottest on record</p><p>The UK’s climatic extremes are becoming increasingly normal, a report has found, with last year the hottest on record and further “unprecedented changes” likely to break the record again soon.</p><p>Data stretching back to 1884 shows the UK has never experienced a year as hot as 2025,…

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Claims

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The UK’s climatic extremes are becoming increasingly normal.

Opinion
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2025 was the hottest year on record in the UK.

The Guardian
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Data stretching back to 1884 shows the UK has never experienced a year as hot as 2025.

The Guardian
The Guardian — 22% accurate track record
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The last four years in the UK are in the top five hottest on record.

The Guardian
The Guardian — 22% accurate track record
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Bias & Framing

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  • saliency_bias: Unprecedented changes in UK climate are normalising extremes,last year the hottest on record
  • hyperbolic_language: unprecedented changes,dizzying heights,never experienced a year as hot
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