The latest annual European State of the Climate (ESOTC) report shows that in 2025, wildfires in Europe burnt the largest area of forest and caused the highest emissions on record. ⁣ ⁣ This came as the continent experienced its second most severe recorded heatwave.⁣ ⁣ The annual report, by the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) and the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), brings together key climate metrics and will be used to inform climate policy in Europe.⁣ ⁣ #climatechange #europe #copernicus #esotc2025 #wildfires #heatwaves #extremeweather #flooding⁣