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December 22, 2023

Much of North America Won't See a White Christmas Amid Hottest Year in Human History
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Millions of residents of Southern California remain under flood
advisories today after some areas received a month's worth of
precipitation in less than an hour, in what meteorologists called a
once-in-a-millennium rainfall event. This comes as forecasters are
predicting a snowless Christmas holiday for parts of Canada and much of
the U.S. East Coast and Midwest, with rain and record highs forecast in
Chicago and Minneapolis. This month, climate scientists confirmed 2023
will officially be the hottest year on record, with carbon dioxide
levels in Earth's atmosphere at their highest level in about 14 million
years.


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