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August 2016 was the hottest August on record. These are the places seeing the biggest temperature spikes

The first six months of 2016 were the hottest ever known. Image: REUTERS/Torsten Blackwood/Pool

Simon Torkington
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 Land & Ocean Temperature Percentiles Jan-June 2016
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