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Hottest year record ramps up climate pressure
2015-02-04 15:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
New Scientist: LAST year was the warmest on record, even though El Nio failed to show up. Most of the previous hottest years, such as 1998, have come with the warmer sea surfaces that El Nio brings. If there ever was a warming hiatus, it is over. The long-term trend continues. The world is warming by 0.16 °C per decade. The effects are evident: record heatwaves, as in Australia, and record floods - and snow - in many places, with Mozambique and the US the latest to feel the effects. Sea level is rising...
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