global average temperatures over land have plummeted by more than 1c since the middle of this year – their biggest and steepest fall on record.
global average temperatures over land have plummeted by more than 1c since the middle of this year – their biggest and steepest fall on record.
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paleocene
the paleocene–eocene thermal maximum was an approximate 200,000 year long event where the global average temperature rose by some 5 to 8 °c (9 to 14 °f), and mid-latitude and polar areas may have exceeded modern tropical temperatures of 24–29 °c (75–84 °f).