Is 2020 the hottest year on record?

This year is set to be one of the three warmest on record. The average global temperature in 2020 is on track to be about 1.2C above the preindustrial (1850-1900) level, according to the World Meteorological Organisation. Despite the COVID-19 lockdowns, atmospheric concentrations of greenhouse gases have continued to rise.>>>

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They risk their lives in Ethiopia – One of the world’s most dangerous ways to school

When the schoolchildren wake up to the first rays of sunshine, the temperature is already over 30 degrees Celsius. They live in the Danakil desert in northeast Ethiopia, near an active volcano, in a region that is the world’s hottest on average. Amongst these children are 6-year-old Looita and his>>>

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Coronavirus: The latest COVID-19 news in NSW on Friday, April 17 (PM edition) | 7NEWS

NSW introduces COVID temperature checks to protect the vulnerable; Ruby Princess passenger dies in the US; Schools set to reopen for Term 2; Bailout for Virgin Australia and Qantas; $150 million NBN relief package; Trump eyes end date for US lockdowns. More on this: https://7news.link/3esa1Bu Original Author: Produced by 7NEWS Australia>>>

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Record-Breaking Temperature of Nearly 65ºF Logged in Antarctica as Scientists Sound Alarm Over Rapid Ice Melt 

Climate scientists on Friday revealed the latest troubling new observation in Antarctica, illustrating the consequences of the rapid warming of the area brought on by the manmade climate crisis. As The Guardian reported Friday, researchers stationed at the Esperanza research station at the northern tip of the Antarctic peninsula found>>>

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