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World sees fifth hottest February on record: EU Monitor
February's global temperature reached 1.49°C above pre-industrial levels, triggering severe flooding and record rainfall across Western Europe, according to Copernicus data.
- Last month, Earth recorded its fifth-warmest February at 1.49C above pre-industrial levels, placing global temperatures extremely close to the 2015 Paris Agreement's 1.5C limit.
- Attribution studies by the World Weather Attribution network found human-driven warming and unusually high sea surface temperatures amplified torrential downpours, based on Copernicus' ERA5 dataset.
- Western Europe experienced severe flooding across France, Spain and Portugal, while named storms Leonardo, Pedro and Nils brought uncommon strength and the RAC reported 6,290 pothole breakdowns last month.
- The UN warned the chance of staying below 1.5C is 'virtually zero,' and Samantha Burgess said 'The extreme events of February 2026 highlight the growing impacts of climate change and the pressing need for global action.'
- Copernicus Climate Change Service monthly report noted Arctic sea ice extent was 5% below average for February at its third-lowest level, while Antarctic sea ice stayed close to February average.
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The temperatures above the average were recorded in different parts of the planet
·São Paulo, Brazil
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der Standard DEIn Europe the month was unusually cold, but worldwide it was the fifth warmest of February since the beginning of the records. In Western Europe and North Africa there were intense storms and rains.
·Vienna, Austria
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In Western Europe and North Africa, severe floods with deaths occurred in February. Globally, temperatures were almost 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels.
·Germany
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Even if Berlin fought for a long time with snow and ice: On a global perspective, February was one of the warmest since the beginning of the weather records.
·Berlin, Germany
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