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According to a report from the Associated Press, the Earth is experiencing the hottest week on record, with global temperatures reaching an unofficial high for the second consecutive day...
The Earth's average temperature remained at a record high on Wednesday, marking the latest in a series of climate-change-driven extremes..
According to the University of Maine's Climate Reanalyzer, the average global temperature was 17.18 degrees Celsius (62.9 degrees Fahrenheit), matching the previous day's record..
This follows a previous record of 17.01 degrees Celsius (62.6 degrees Fahrenheit) set on Monday. . Scientists have been warning for months that 2023 could bring record-breaking heat due to human-caused climate change, primarily driven by the burning of fossil fuels..
Stanford University climate scientist Chris Field emphasised that this record is further evidence of global warming and its implications for a hotter future..
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