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January was 1.75C hotter than pre-industrial times: EU monitor

January was 1.75C hotter than pre-industrial times: EU monitor

  • Climate scientists announced the unexpected warming as human-caused greenhouse gas emissions crank up the global thermostat
  • Scientists warn that every fraction of a degree of warming above 1.5C increases the intensity and frequency of extreme weather events like heatwaves, heavy rainfall and droughts
By AFP ·