BRUSSELS — Europe saw one of its warmest years on record in 2025, scientists found in a report published Wednesday, as the world braces for a major El Niño event likely to send global temperatures soaring even higher. Intense heat waves swept Europe on land and sea last year, as countries suffered record wildfires, significant glacier shrinkage and widespread drought, the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and EU scientists said in their annual assessment of the continent’s climate. The