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2020 ties with 2016 as world's hottest year on record, EU climate change service says

A woman cools off in the Berounka river during a heatwave in the village of Dobrichovice, near Prague, Czech Republic, August 12, 2020. REUTERS/David W Cerny - RC2GCI9V5HJL

The 2010s were reported as the hottest decade on record. Image: REUTERS/David W Cerny

Kate Abnett
Reporter, Reuters
Matthew Green
Climate Correspondent, Reuters
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