We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time.
We just hit 1.5 C above per-industrial levels for the first time.
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Data released from Copernicus, a branch of the European Union Space Programme, shows August was 1.59C warmer than 1850–1900 levels, following a 1.6C increase in July.
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