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Global temperatures for 2008 will be slightly cooler than last year as a result of the cold La Nina current in the Pacific, UN
meteorologists have said. But this year's temperatures would still be way above the average - and we would soon exceed
the record year of 1998 because of global warming induced by greenhouse gases.The World Meteorological Organization
points out that the decade from 1998 to 2007 was the warmest on record. Since the beginning of the 20th Century, the global
average surface temperature has risen by 0.74C. [Source: BBC News]
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