Global warming should be called global heating, says key scientist

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UK Met Office professor tells UN summit Earth's 'energy balance' is changing

"Global heating" is a more accurate term than "global warming" to describe the changes taking place to the world's climate, according to a key scientist at the UK Met Office. Prof Richard Betts, who...

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