Every year since 2000 has been among hottest on record

Jessica Shankleman
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World Meteorological Organisation finds 2014 was nominally warmest since 1850, but difference between hottest years remains tiny

Last year may well have been the hottest on record, but data from the World Meteorological Organisation (WMO) released today shows a more worrying trend - that 14 of the 15 hottest years since 1850 have...

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