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Temperatures were high, ice melted

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2016 confirmed as the hottest year on record

The global average temperature in 2016 was 1.1°C higher than pre-industrial levels and about 0.07°C higher than the previous record set in 2015

A stream flowing over the ice

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Mystery Antarctic circle means ice is melting from surface down

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Extreme weather is behind record lows in butterfly populations

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Super-cold winters in the UK and US are due to Arctic warming

People walk down a flooded street in Haiti

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Haiti faces famine and disease in aftermath of hurricane

Residents carry food down a street strewn with rubble caused by Hurricane Matthew in Baracoa, Cuba, Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016. The hurricane rolled across the sparsely populated tip of Cuba overnight, destroying dozens of homes in Cuba's easternmost city, Baracoa, leaving hundreds of others damaged

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Two million urged to evacuate as hurricane Matthew approaches US

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Hurricane Matthew devastates Haiti and heads towards Florida

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Hurricane Matthew due to hit Haiti with 210kph winds today

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Upside-down clouds grow down and cascade across the Kansas sky

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Hurricane Hermine’s flood damage was ramped up by climate change

The hurricane has caused widespread flooding across four US states, thanks in part to existing sea-level rise in the region

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Typhoon Lionrock crashes into Japan’s tsunami-hit coastline

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No-fly zone: Exploring the uncharted layers of our atmosphere

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Indonesian fires sent huge smoke plume halfway around the globe

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Perfect storm hits Taiwan as China sees worst floods in 20 years