The center said the average temperature in 2006 was 1.2 degrees Celsius above the 20th-century average.
Last week, Britain's Meteorological Office said this year is likely to be the hottest on record around the world, due to both greenhouse-gas emissions and El Nino, a phenomenon in the Pacific Ocean that can upset normal weather patterns.
(AFP)
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