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Pakistan experiences back-to-back ‘warmest years’
Pakistan recorded its second-warmest year in 65 years in 2025, following 2024 as the hottest, with rising temperatures intensifying extreme floods and economic risks. Northern regions like Azad Jammu and Kashmir, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, and Gilgit-Baltistan experienced record temperature anomalies, while global extreme heat has claimed over 200,000 lives in Europe since 2022.
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