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Climate crisis: James Renwick ‘optimistic and pessimistic’ about future - New Zealand Herald

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Climate crisis: James Renwick ‘optimistic and pessimistic’ about future - NZ Herald

Here’s what’s happened to our planet since a young James Renwick began his career as a weather researcher, some 44 years ago.

The global temperature has climbed by an average 0.18C each decade, to the point we’ve seen a doubling in the number of days where the mercury soars past 50C.

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