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ENVIRONMENT
World records warmest winter ever
This winter was the warmest on record worldwide, the U.S. government said March 15 in the latest report focusing on climate change.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the combined land and ocean temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere for December through February were 0.72 C above average for the period since record-keeping began in 1880.
The Japan Times Weekly: March 24, 2007 (C) All rights reserved
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