Get Ready for a Year of Chaotic Weather in the US
Key summary
2025 global temperature was the third-hottest year on record 2025 was declared the third-hottest year on record.
2025 US wildfires burned fewer acres than the 10-year average, total acres burned in US wildfires in 2025 fell below the 10-year average.
National Weather Service issued heat warnings for parts of California, Arizona, and Nevada, national Weather Service issued heat warnings for parts of California, Arizona, and Nevada.
Issued fire warnings for parts of Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Colorado, national Weather Service issued fire warnings for parts of Wyoming, Nebraska, South Dakota, and Colorado.
Forecast models predict multiple state temperature records could be broken, forecasting models predict temperature records across multiple states could be broken, reaching as far east as Missouri and Tennessee.
