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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Alex Croft

2024 ‘virtually certain’ to be world’s warmest year on record for second consecutive year

This has been a year of destructive storms and devastating heatwaves - (PA Archive)

It is “virtually certain” that 2024 will be the world’s warmest year on record, according to Europe’s climate change service.

Devastating storms and record-breaking heatwaves have characterised a turbulent year around the world, as rising global temperatures lead to increasingly unsettled weather patterns.

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