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2017 set to sit among top-3 hottest ever

Bondi Beach as temperatures soared in Sydney, in 2015

Bondi Beach as temperatures soared in Sydney, in 2015 Source: AAP

Weather forecasters are predicting 2017 will be one of the hottest on record, even without a boost from an El Niño. It's also been marked by an unusually high number of extreme weather events, which scientists warn will continue unless greenhouse gases are reduced.


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Weather forecasters are predicting 2017 will be one of the hottest on record, even without a boost from an El Niño. It's also been marked by an unusually high number of extreme weather events, which scientists warn will continue unless greenhouse gases are reduced.



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