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Last month was hotter than any June ever recorded, marking the 13th consecutive month in which the global average temperature reached a record value for the respective month, the EU’s climate change service Copernicus said on Monday. Temperatures in June were also 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, marking the 12th consecutive month in which the 1.5-degree-Celsius mark was met or surpassed, according to the monthly report. At the 2015 climate conference in Paris, the global community set itself the goal of limiting global warming to 1.5 degrees compared to pre-industrial levels. …

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