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The year 2024 will be the hottest on record, a World Meteorological Organization spokesman said later on Friday ahead of the release of a comprehensive report that incorporates findings from several regional climate monitoring bodies.
WMO spokeswoman Claire Knowles said the results, to be released at 5pm Geneva time (1600 GMT), will combine those from meteorological observatories in Britain, China, the European Union and the United States.
“WMO will confirm later today that 2024 was the warmest year on record,” he told a news conference in Geneva.
“We saw abnormal land and sea surface temperatures, abnormal ocean warming, extreme weather with extreme weather affecting many countries around the world, destroying lives, livelihoods, hopes and dreams,” he added. Destroyed,” he added.
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