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Think it's hot now? The next five years will smash records, UN says

In the next five years, the Earth is overwhelmingly likely to surge again and again past the international climate threshold set as safe and shatter its hottest-year record along the way, according to new United Nations climate projections.

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New United Nations climate projections indicate that within the next five years the planet is overwhelmingly likely to exceed the internationally agreed safe temperature threshold and break the record for the hottest year. The World Meteorological Organization adds that the Arctic is expected to warm by nearly three degrees Fahrenheit (1.66 °C) by 2030, while the Amazon faces heightened drought risk and potential wildfires.

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