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The average temperature of the sea around Europe and North America is expected to cool slightly over the decade while the tropical Pacific remains unchanged.
This would mean that the 0.3°C global average temperature rise which has been predicted for...
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With concerns about global warming rising along with the planet’s temperature, the head of the federal agency in change of weather research and forecasting is...
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With concerns about global warming rising along with the planet’s temperature, the head of the federal agency in change of weather research and forecasting is...
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Tom Enders, President and CEO of Airbus, flashes a thumbs up as he arrives to sign a declaration with Scott Carson, President and CEO of Boeing Commercial Airways, that pledges to address the industry’s impact on climate change but shuns concrete...
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