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2022 was fifth or sixth warmest on record as Earth heats up

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Earth temperature has been rising over the years. [File, Standard]

Earth's fever persisted last year, not quite spiking to a record high but still in the top five or six warmest on record, government agencies reported Thursday.

But expect record-shattering hot years soon, likely in the next couple years because of "relentless" climate change from the burning of coal, oil and gas, U.S. government scientists said.

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