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One of the hottest years on record

<p>AUSTRALIA has sweltered through the hottest 24 months in its history, after the Bureau of Meteorology confirmed 2014 was the third-warmest calendar year in more than 100 years, hot on the heels of 2013's record-breaking temperatures.</p>

Alex Paul
One of the hottest years on record

  Since records began in 1910, the mean temperatures in 2013 (1.2C warmer than average) and 2005 (1.16C) have been warmer than 2014, which was 0.91C above the long-term average. BOM assistant director...

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