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Poppy Johnston

World clocks warmest January on record despite La Nina

Sea surface temperatures were unusually high, says a world climate watch group. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

A run of record-breaking global temperatures continued last month even with a La Nina weather pattern cooling the tropical Pacific. 

The Copernicus Climate Change Service declared last month the warmest January on record, with surface air temperatures 1.75C above pre-industrial levels.

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