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The planet is setting new records for high temperatures. CNN's Laila Harrak talks to Bob Ward of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment about what's driving this year's record heat.

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[โ€“] theacharnian@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Average over the entire planet, while half the planet is in wintertime.

[โ€“] Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca 5 points 1 year ago

Also a good portion is Antarctica and the Arctic