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That’s not a heatwave, THIS is a heatwave, says WMO

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A new World Meteorological Organisation report has found the odds are high that the next five years will smash global heat records.The new United Nations climate projections forecast a high likelihood of more speeded-up warming through 2030, with Earth smashing its record for the hottest year and regularly surging past the international climate limit set as safe in 2015.

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