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January Sets 'Surprising' Heat Record: EU Monitor

Scientists say global warming is making extreme weather events like droughts, wildfires and floods more frequent and intense. (Credit: AFP)

Last month was the hottest January on record, Europe's climate monitor said Thursday, despite expectations that cooler La Nina conditions might quell a streak of record-breaking global temperatures.

The Copernicus Climate Change Service said January was 1.75C hotter than pre-industrial times, extending a persistent run of history-making highs over 2023 and 2024, as human-caused greenhouse gas emissions crank up the global thermostat.

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