July 2025 was the third hottest July on record globally, according to data presented by the European Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). On average, global temperatures exceeded the values of a July in the pre-industrial period (1850-1900) by 1.25°C, reinforcing the alarming trend of global warming. "Although the series of absolute global temperature records has been interrupted for the moment, this does not mean that climate change has stopped,” warns Carlo Buontempo, director of C3S. •