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"  Image: NOAA The United Nations&amp;#039; chief geophysical science group, the World Meteorological Organization, has confirmed what we&amp;#039;ve already heard: 2014 was the hottest year on record. Yes, even with the Polar Vortex that seemed to never end. Compared to an average year during its reference period, the years, 1961 to 1990, the global temperature was up by 1.03 degrees Fahrenheit in 2014, the WMO says. Last year beat out next-hottest years, 2010 and 2005, by a fraction of a percent. Global climate change is real and it&amp;#039;s happening. In December of this year, the U.N. will convene yet another conference in Geneva to discuss a new climate treaty. This time, the organization wants to set an agreement that would allow global temperatures ratchet up no more than 3.6 degrees Fahrenheit on average, though scientists warn we could see twice that if current rates continue. If that happens, expect crop scarcity, flooding in some areas, droughts in others and stronger storms without a drastic cut in emissions. Source: Yahoo News. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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