UN climate change meetings proceed as temperatures rise

The drought-ravaged Queensland town of Barcaldine gets record rains in November 2015

The drought-ravaged Queensland town of Barcaldine gets record rains in November 2015 Source: AAP

The World Meteorological Organisation says global temperature records continue to break, and the number of extreme weather events continues to rise. The new data emerges as countries meet in Morocco to discuss the Paris Agreement on climate change, and curb greenhouse gas emissions.



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