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Global and regional climate in 2016
- States that global temperatures in 2015 and 2016 were clearly the warmest two years on record
- States that the record heat arose from the combined effect of the long-term temperature rise, attributed largely to greenhouse gases, and a temporary boost from the strong 2015/2016 El Niño event
- Reports that record low sea-ice extent was observed in a number of months in the Arctic, and December also saw record low extent for the Antarctic
- Finds that winter 2015/2016 was the second wettest winter on record for the UK
- Results show that European-average temperatures in 2016 were nominally the third highest on record, slightly cooler than 2014 and 2015
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