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2023 confirmed as world's hottest year on record
A view of a busy beach in Broadstairs, Kent. Thunderstorms are set to hit parts of the UK amid a record-breaking September heatwave, September 10, 2023

CAMPAIGNERS slammed the British government today for recklessly approving oil and gas licences while temperatures soar to the hottest on record.

According to Copernicus, average temperatures hit 14.98°C, with July estimated to be the hottest month in the last 120,000 years.

Met Office scientists believe temperatures could increase again this year, rising to 1.5°C more than temperatures between 1850-1900.

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