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UN: July on course to be hottest month in human history

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July 28, 2023

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has issued a stark warning on climate change, saying the era of 'global boiling' has begun. The UN's World Meteorological Organization is predicting this month will be the hottest in human history.

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