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Global heat records are being beaten at an alarming pace. Nearly 78% of Earth’s land has hit new monthly highs since 2000, with over a third in just the past five years—proof our planet’s land is heating dangerously fast.
Most of the planet’s all-time heat records have been set since 2000.It’s early October, and heat is still making headlines as we push into the second month of meteorological fall. Japan saw temperatures soar into the 90s this week, including 92 degrees in both Ishigaki and Hateruma. The country set a record for the number of people treated for heat stroke between May 1 and September 28. Eastern Canada shattered several October heat records this week, with some spots climbing to near 90 degrees.
Around 78% of the world has seen all-time maximum monthly temperature records set since the year 2000, with 38% set in past five years alone. In a new analysis over at The Climate Brink I take a look at where and when records were set: pic.twitter.com/5N3awnKX5l
— Zeke Hausfather (@hausfath) October 6, 2025
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