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Understanding Climate Change
As the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change releases a new report, find out what we know and what we're still learning about global warming and the state of Earth's climate future. more > |
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Climate
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The average air temperature across the globe is about 54F (12°C) in January and about 61°F (16°C) in July.
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