Pakistan's Warmest Years Continue
A rickshaw driver drinks water as the feels-like temperature in Karachi soared past 54 degrees Celsius.—Online • Rapid warming spikes sharply up north; AJK, GB, KP record highest annual temperatures in 65 years • Extreme heat claims over 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022; El Nino threatens to compound weather extremes • Monsoon delayed in India ISLAMABAD: Pakistan recorded its second-warmest year in 65 years in 2025, intensifying extreme floods and creating a systemic risk t
Pakistan experienced its second-warmest year on record in 2025, following its hottest year in 2024, according to the Economic Survey 2025-26. The national annual mean temperature last year was 23.9°C, exceeding the average by 1.09°C. Northern regions, including Gilgit-Baltistan, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, recorded their highest annual temperatures in 65 years. These consecutive record-breaking warm years contribute to intensified floods and pose systemic risks to the nation's economy, despite Pakistan's minimal contribution to global emissions.
Consecutive record-breaking warm years highlight Pakistan's extreme vulnerability to climate change, threatening its economy and population and potentially hindering its ability to meet international climate commitments.
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