With last year being confirmed as the warmest on record globally, and the first year to cross the 1.5C of warming above pre-industrial times - the extraordinary spike in global average temperatures is certainly a wake up call.
However 2025 is expected to be cooler than 2024 partly because of the diminished impact of El Nino, which is cyclical.
The onset of a weak La Nina cooling cycle was also confirmed at the start of January by the US weather agency.
