Climate Changes

The start of 2025 has set a worrying new milestone in climate history. According to the latest Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) bulletin, January 2025 was the warmest January ever recorded globally. The data reveals that the global average surface air temperature for the month reached 13.23°C, which is 0.79°C higher than the January average between 1991 and 2020.

Wetlands are among the most valuable ecosystems on Earth, providing essential services that sustain biodiversity, regulate climate, and support human livelihoods. The Ramsar Project, established under the Ramsar Convention in 1971, is a global initiative dedicated to the conservation and sustainable use of wetlands. Named after the city of Ramsar, Iran, where the convention was signed, this framework fosters international cooperation to protect these critical habitats.

The Palisades fire ignited around 10:30 a.m. on January 7, 2025, near the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. By midday the next day, the fire had grown to over 11,000 acres (44 square kilometers), and after one week, it had consumed nearly 24,000 acres (97 square kilometers) of wildland and developed areas.