'Grim milestone': Global temperatures breach 1.5C for record 12-month period

Michael Holder
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Latest EU climate data shows last month was the warmest January on record, as the planet experienced temperatures that were above 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for an entire year

The planet has for the first time experienced average temperatures above the totemic 1.5C threshold for an entire year, sparking fresh warnings from scientists that the world is perilously close to breaching...

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