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Climate policy row escalates as Australian temperatures soar
2014-01-06 10:33:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
BusinessGreen: Reports emerged late last week that last year was Australia's hottest on record, even as politicians continued to battle over the repeal of the country's carbon tax and its response to escalating climate impacts. The Australian Bureau of Meteorology reported on Friday that the average temperature for 2013 was the hottest since records began in 1910, clocking in at 1.20C above the 1961-1990 average. Moreover, the 10-year mean temperature for 2004-2013 was 0.50C above average, the Bureau said. ...
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