2014 To Be Warmest Year On Record, U.N. Weather Agency Says
10 years, 3 months ago

2014 To Be Warmest Year On Record, U.N. Weather Agency Says

NPR  

2014 To Be Warmest Year On Record, U.N. Weather Agency Says Enlarge this image toggle caption Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images Mark Ralston/AFP/Getty Images This year is on track to become the warmest on record, with average global temperatures 1.03 degrees Fahrenheit above the 1961-1990 average, according to a new report from the World Meteorological Organization. The WMO says in a statement that the situation in 2014 is a result mainly of "record high global sea surface temperatures, which will very likely remain above normal until the end of the year. Sponsor Message Scientific American says the U.N. report "uses data from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NASA and the United Kingdom's Met Office. The magazine says: "Driving the temperature rise in 2014 were the oceans — the Pacific, the polar and subtropical north Atlantic, parts of the south Atlantic, and the Indian Ocean all experienced the warmest temperatures ever recorded.

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Last month was the third warmest February on RECORD - with global average temperatures hitting 13.36°C
2 weeks, 2 days ago

Last month was the third warmest February on RECORD - with global average temperatures hitting 13.36°C

Daily Mail  

It might have felt like a cold, wet February for those of us in the UK, but around the world last month was one of the hottest ever. According to the Copernicus Climate Change Service, last month was the second hottest February on record with global average surface air temperatures hitting 13.36°C February was also 1.59°C above for 1850-1900, this …

Earth Records Hottest Year Ever In 2024 And The Jump Was So Big It Breached A Key Threshold
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2 months, 1 week ago

Earth Records Hottest Year Ever In 2024 And The Jump Was So Big It Breached A Key Threshold

Huff Post  

FILE - A woman tries to cool herself while waiting for a bus on a hot day in Skopje, North Macedonia, June 20, 2024. via Associated Press Earth recorded its hottest year ever in 2024, with such a big jump that the planet temporarily passed a major climate threshold, several weather monitoring agencies announced Friday. It surpassed the long-term warming …

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold
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2 months, 1 week ago

Earth records hottest year ever in 2024 and the jump was so big it breached a key threshold

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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Earth recorded its hottest year …

2024 was officially the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level, scientists confirm
2 months, 1 week ago

2024 was officially the hottest year on RECORD - and the first year to exceed 1.5°C above pre-industrial level, scientists confirm

Daily Mail  

While Britain might now be facing freezing weather, scientists have confirmed that 2024 was globally the hottest year on record. Hottest years on record globally 2024 2023 2016 2020 2019 2017 2022 2021 2018 2015 This comes as bad news for the aims of the Paris Agreement, an international treaty signed in 2016 with the aim of keeping global warming …

2024 declared hottest year on record, experts issue stark climate warning
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2 months, 1 week ago

2024 declared hottest year on record, experts issue stark climate warning

India Today  

2024 has officially been recorded as the hottest year in history, with a global average temperature of 15.10°C, according to the Copernicus Climate Change Service. The year also marked a significant milestone, with global temperatures reaching 1.60°C above pre-industrial levels, exceeding the critical 1.5°C limit for the first time in a calendar year. Otto also cited recent extreme weather events, …

2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm
2 months, 1 week ago

2024 was the hottest year on record, NASA and NOAA confirm

LA Times  

Amid a week of horrifying wildfires in Los Angeles, government agencies in the U.S. and around the world confirmed Friday that 2024 was the planet’s hottest year since recordkeeping began in 1880. But since warmer air holds more moisture, the higher temperatures “could have exacerbated some events this year.” Last year’s data also notes a step toward a major climate …

2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery
2 months, 1 week ago

2024 was the hottest year on record. The reason remains a science mystery

NPR  

2024 was the hottest year on record. "The real punchline is, it was another really warm year," says Russell Vose, a climate scientist at NOAA's National Center for Environmental Information, the group that produces the temperature estimates. In some ways, the extreme hot temperatures from the past two years are not surprising at all, says Gavin Schmidt, a climate scientist …

2024 first year with average temperature exceeding 1.5°C
2 months, 1 week ago

2024 first year with average temperature exceeding 1.5°C

New Indian Express  

The world has experienced the first full year in which global temperatures have exceeded the key target of 1.5C above pre-industrial times, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service, which said the climate crisis is pushing the planet's temperature to levels never before experienced by modern humans. It also became the first year with an average temperature clearly …

What climate records were broken in 2024?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

What climate records were broken in 2024?

Al Jazeera  

This year, 2024, is set to become the hottest on record, surpassing the previous high in 2023, according to the European Union's Copernicus Climate Change Service. The agreement aimed to have countries work towards reducing global greenhouse gas emissions, with a goal of limiting the global average surface temperature increase to 1.5C above pre-industrial levels and striving to keep it …

2024 set to be warmest year on record: European climate agency
3 months, 1 week ago

2024 set to be warmest year on record: European climate agency

Deccan Chronicle  

The year 2024 is set to be the warmest on record and the first with an average temperature above 1.5 degrees Celsius, European climate agency Copernicus said on Monday.Also, November 2024 became the second-warmest with an average surface air temperature of 14.10 degrees Celsius -- 0.73 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average for the month.The month marked another milestone in …

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again
4 months, 2 weeks ago

European climate agency says this will likely be the hottest year on record — again

Associated Press  

CHICAGO — For the second year in a row, Earth will almost certainly be the hottest it’s ever been. And for the first time, the globe this year reached more than 1.5 degrees Celsius of warming compared to the pre-industrial average, the European climate agency Copernicus said Thursday. Going over that number in 2024 doesn’t mean the overall trend line …

The Run of Record-Breaking Heat Has Ended, for Now
7 months ago

The Run of Record-Breaking Heat Has Ended, for Now

Wired  

THIS ARTICLE IS republished from The Conversation under a Creative Commons license. July 2023 was in turn 0.28 degrees Celsius warmer than the previous record-hot July in 2019, so the remarkable jump in temperature during the past year has yet to ease off completely. The warmest global air temperature recorded was in December 2023, at 1.78 degrees Celsius above the …

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March
11 months, 1 week ago

And the heat keeps coming: Global temperature record broken for 10th month in a row in March

LA Times  

Earth’s worrisome warming trajectory continued unabated last month, with March marking the 10th month in a row that the planet has broken global heat records, international climate officials announced this week. With an average surface temperature of 57.45 degrees Fahrenheit, last month was warmer globally than any previous March on record, according to the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service. …

Global hot streak continues: February was Earth’s warmest on record
1 year ago

Global hot streak continues: February was Earth’s warmest on record

LA Times  

The planet has experienced its ninth consecutive month of record-breaking warmth, with a simmering February rounding out the Northern Hemisphere’s hottest meteorological winter on record, international climate officials announced this week. The global surface temperature in February was 56.4 degrees — about 0.2 of a degree warmer than the previous February record set in 2016, according to the European Union’s …

Global hot streak continues as February, winter, world’s oceans all break high temperature marks
1 year ago

Global hot streak continues as February, winter, world’s oceans all break high temperature marks

New Indian Express  

WASHINGTON: For the ninth straight month, Earth has obliterated global heat records — with February, the winter as a whole and the world’s oceans setting new high-temperature marks, according to the European Union climate agency Copernicus. The latest record-breaking in this climate change-fueled global hot streak includes sea surface temperatures that weren’t just the hottest for February, but eclipsed any …

World breached 1.5° Celsius limit for entire year for first time: European climate agency
1 year, 1 month ago

World breached 1.5° Celsius limit for entire year for first time: European climate agency

The Hindu  

The world last month experienced the warmest January on record, with the global mean temperature for the past 12 months exceeding the 1.5° Celsius threshold, according to the European climate agency. Paris agreement In 2015, countries agreed in Paris to limit the average temperature rise to well below 2° Celsius, and preferably to 1.5° Celsius, compared to pre-industrial levels, to …

2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, World Meteorological Organization confirms
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 officially warmest year on record by a huge margin, World Meteorological Organization confirms

The Hindu  

The World Meteorological Organization has officially confirmed that 2023 is the hottest year on record by a huge margin, smashing global temperature records. "Given that El Nino usually has the biggest impact on global temperatures after it peaks, 2024 could be even hotter," said Ms. Saulo, who became WMO Secretary-General on January 1, 2024. Other indicators include atmospheric greenhouse gas …

2023 Was One Of The Coldest Years Of The Rest Of Your Life
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 Was One Of The Coldest Years Of The Rest Of Your Life

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LOADING ERROR LOADING For the last couple of years, Andrew Dessler, a climate scientist at Texas A&M University, has taken to X, formerly Twitter, to update a boilerplate response to the latest global temperature assessment. NOAA NCEI The two U.S. reports follow one on Tuesday from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, which similarly concluded that 2023 was the …

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening
1 year, 2 months ago

Scientists explain why the record-shattering 2023 heat has them on edge. Warming may be worsening

Associated Press  

The latest calculations from several science agencies showing Earth obliterated global heat records last year may seem scary. “The heat over the last calendar year was a dramatic message from Mother Nature,” said University of Arizona climate scientist Katharine Jacobs. They wonder whether human-caused climate change and a natural El Nino were augmented by a freak blip or whether “there’s …

In Graphics | Why 2023 was the hottest year on record
1 year, 2 months ago

In Graphics | Why 2023 was the hottest year on record

Firstpost  

2023 was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records dating back to 1850, according to a report released on Tuesday by the European Climate Agency. Earth broke all previous records for annual heat, verged on the global warming threshold, and displayed additional symptoms of a feverish planet last year, the report said. January 2024 is also on track …

2023 was the warmest year on earth since 1850, says EU’s climate change agency
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 was the warmest year on earth since 1850, says EU’s climate change agency

Hindustan Times  

New Delhi: Last year was the warmest calendar year in global temperature data records going back to 1850, Copernicus Climate Change Service said on Tuesday. These record temperatures strongly increased the intensity of heatwaves, droughts and extreme rainfall associated with storms like Otis and Daniel, said XAIDA, a consortium of leading European climate institutes. If we want to successfully manage …

2023 becomes hottest year on record as earth nears warming limit
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 becomes hottest year on record as earth nears warming limit

Live Mint  

The Earth recorded its hottest year till date as the agreed-upon warming threshold came dangerously closer. Data from EU climate monitors indicates that the year was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times — barely below the 1.5 degrees Celsius limit set during the 2015 2015 Paris climate accord. “2023 is confirmed as the warmest calendar year on record, with a …

Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says
1 year, 2 months ago

Earth shattered global heat record in ’23 and it’s flirting with warming limit, European agency says

Associated Press  

Earth last year shattered global annual heat records, flirted with the world’s agreed-upon warming threshold and showed more signs of a feverish planet, the European climate agency said Tuesday. The European climate agency Copernicus said the year was 1.48 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial times. In a separate Tuesday press event, international climate scientists who calculate global warming’s role in extreme …

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says
1 year, 2 months ago

Earth shattered global heat record in '23 and it's flirting with warming limit, European agency says

The Independent  

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2023 was officially the hottest year on RECORD - with global temperatures close to the 1.5°C limit, scientists warn
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 was officially the hottest year on RECORD - with global temperatures close to the 1.5°C limit, scientists warn

Daily Mail  

Scientists are increasingly linking extreme weather events with the warming of the planet, which is being largely caused by carbon emissions from fossil fuels. Pictured, a man pulls a bag of goods salvaged from a building as he wades through floodwaters on August 5, 2023 in Zhuozhou, Hebei Province south of Beijing, China A man cools off at a temporary …

Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record
1 year, 2 months ago

Earth reaches grim milestone: 2023 was the warmest year on record

LA Times  

An astonishing seven consecutive months of record-breaking warmth have culminated in a grim milestone for humanity: 2023 was, officially, Earth’s hottest year on record. Temperatures during 2023 likely exceed those of any period in at least the last 100,000 years.” With a global average temperature of 58.96 degrees, last year was about 0.31 of a degree warmer than the previous …

2023 shatters record for world’s warmest year: EU climate agency
1 year, 2 months ago

2023 shatters record for world’s warmest year: EU climate agency

Al Jazeera  

Copernicus Climate Change Service says 2023 ‘very likely’ the warmest year in the past 100,000 years. Last year was the planet’s hottest on record by a significant margin and likely the world’s warmest in the past 100,000 years, the European Union’s climate agency says. When checked against palaeoclimatic data records from sources such as tree rings and air bubbles in …

2023 on course to be warmest year on record | Data
1 year, 5 months ago

2023 on course to be warmest year on record | Data

The Hindu  

As the world gears up for COP28, there is alarming data on the horizon. From January to September 2023, the global surface air temperature was 0.52°C above the 1991-2020 average and 0.05°C higher than the same period in 2016, the warmest year. The warmest September before 2023 recorded an average surface air temperature 15.88°C, which is not high enough to …

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time
1 year, 6 months ago

2023 on track to be world's hottest year on record, temperatures exceed 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for first time

ABC  

This year is now almost certain to become Earth's warmest on record after a hot July and August saw global temperatures reach the Paris Agreement target of 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels. "If current 2023 temperature anomalies are maintained, or increase, over the last four months of the year that would be sufficient for an annual record to be …

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter
1 year, 8 months ago

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter

Associated Press  

An already warming Earth steamed to its hottest June on record, smashing the old global mark by nearly a quarter of a degree, with global oceans setting temperature records for the third straight month, the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Thursday. The increase over the last June’s record is “a considerably big jump” because usually global monthly records …

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter
1 year, 8 months ago

Meteorologists say Earth sizzled to a global heat record in June and July has been getting hotter

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The increase over the last June's record is “a …

Global climate records tumble at rapid rate as 2023 could become the warmest year on record
1 year, 9 months ago

Global climate records tumble at rapid rate as 2023 could become the warmest year on record

ABC  

This year could be a watershed moment in Earth's climate history. And in recent weeks, a sudden surge of record-high air temperatures could propel 2023 to become the warmest year on record. 2023 heating up rapidly Global air temperatures have been well above the baseline average all year, building a platform to challenge the current annual record from 2016. Oceans …

UN’s weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot
1 year, 11 months ago

UN’s weather agency: 2022 was nasty, deadly, costly and hot

Associated Press  

Looking back at 2022’s weather with months of analysis, the World Meteorological Organization said last year really was as bad as it seemed when people were muddling through it. Global ocean heat and acidity levels hit record highs and Antarctic sea ice and European Alps glaciers reached record low amounts, according to the United Nations’ climate agency’s State of Global …

Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in ’22
2 years, 1 month ago

Waters off New England had 2nd warmest year on record in ’22

Associated Press  

PORTLAND, Maine — The waters off New England, which are home to rare whales and most of the American lobster fishing industry, logged the second-warmest year on record last year. Last year fell short of setting a new high mark for hottest year by less than half a degree Fahrenheit, said scientists with the Gulf of Maine Research Institute, a …

2022 was the fifth warmest year ever recorded, says NASA
2 years, 2 months ago

2022 was the fifth warmest year ever recorded, says NASA

Firstpost  

Washington: Earth’s average surface temperature in 2022 tied with 2015 as the fifth warmest on record, according to an analysis by NASA. NASA also identified some super-emitters of methane - another powerful greenhouse gas - using the Earth Surface Mineral Dust Source Investigation instrument that launched to the International Space Station last year, the study said. NASA scientists analysed these …

2022 tied as world's fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say
2 years, 2 months ago

2022 tied as world's fifth-warmest on record, U.S. scientists say

The Hindu  

Last year was the world's joint fifth-warmest on record and the last nine years were the nine warmest since pre-industrial times, putting the 2015 Paris Agreement's goal to limit global warming to 1.5C in serious jeopardy, U.S. scientists said on Thursday. NASA said temperatures were increasing by more than 0.2C per decade, putting the world on track to blow past …

Climate change: Last 8 years termed warmest in history
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate change: Last 8 years termed warmest in history

Hindustan Times  

Climate change: Last 8 years termed warmest in history The last eight years were the warmest on record globally, new research by the European Union's climate monitoring service shows. The atmospheric concentrations of the two main greenhouse gases that drive global warming - carbon dioxide and methane - also continued a decades-long climb to record levels.. 1 / 9 View …

Climate change: Last 8 years termed warmest in history
2 years, 2 months ago

Climate change: Last 8 years termed warmest in history

Hindustan Times  

Climate change: Last 8 years termed warmest in history The last eight years were the warmest on record globally, new research by the European Union's climate monitoring service shows.. The last eight years were the warmest on record globally, new research by the European Union's climate monitoring service shows. The last eight years were the warmest on record even with …

UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe’s climate warms
2 years, 2 months ago

UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe’s climate warms

Associated Press  

LONDON — Britain had its warmest year on record in 2022, official figures showed Thursday, the latest evidence that climate change is transforming Europe’s weather. The Met Office weather agency said the provisional annual average temperature in the U.K. was 10.03 degrees Celsius, the highest since comparable records began in 1884. France’s average temperature was above 14 Celsius in 2022, …

UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe's climate warms
2 years, 2 months ago

UK saw hottest-ever year in 2022 as Europe's climate warms

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Britain had its warmest year …

2015 to 2022 likely to be 8 warmest years on record: WMO report
2 years, 4 months ago

2015 to 2022 likely to be 8 warmest years on record: WMO report

The Hindu  

The global mean temperature in 2022 is estimated to be 1.15 degree Celsius above the pre-industrial average, likely making the eight years from 2015 the warmest on record, the World Meteorological Organisation said in a report on Sunday. The report titled 'WMO Provisional State of the Global Climate 2022' released at the 27th Conference of Parties to the UNFCCC on …

The heat stays on: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record
3 years, 2 months ago

The heat stays on: Earth hits 6th warmest year on record

Associated Press  

Earth simmered to the sixth hottest year on record in 2021, according to several newly released temperature measurements. Two U.S. science agencies — NASA and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration — and a private measuring group released their calculations for last year’s global temperature on Thursday, and all said it wasn’t far behind ultra-hot 2016 and 2020. “So it’s …

‘Very real’: 2021 was sixth-hottest year since records began
3 years, 2 months ago

‘Very real’: 2021 was sixth-hottest year since records began

Al Jazeera  

The past eight years were the eight hottest since record-keeping began in 1880, said US government scientists. “So it’s not quite as headline-dominating as being the warmest on record, but give it another few years and we’ll see another one of those” records, said climate scientist Zeke Hausfather of the Berkeley Earth monitoring group that also ranked 2021 the sixth …

Earth experienced 6th hottest year on record in 2021, but 4th hottest for United States
3 years, 2 months ago

Earth experienced 6th hottest year on record in 2021, but 4th hottest for United States

LA Times  

Map of global average surface temperature in 2021 compared to the 1981-2010 average, with places that were warmer than average colored red, and places that were cooler than average colored blue. The year 2021 was marked not only by extreme weather events nationwide and in the West — it was also the Earth’s sixth-hottest year on record, federal officials announced …

Earth's Oceans Have Warmed Consistently For Last 12,000 Years Affecting Climate Change
4 years, 1 month ago

Earth's Oceans Have Warmed Consistently For Last 12,000 Years Affecting Climate Change

News 18  

Earth’s oceans have been warming consistently throughout the last 12,000 years, according to research published Wednesday that authors said showed clearly humanity’s profound effect on the climate. Previous estimates of sea temperatures stretching back millennia have traditionally been based on analysis of preserved rock, and concluded that oceans hit their temperature peak around 6,000 years ago before gradually cooling. Adjusting …

2020 Was One of Three Warmest Years on Record: World Meteorological Organisation
4 years, 2 months ago

2020 Was One of Three Warmest Years on Record: World Meteorological Organisation

News 18  

The year 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, indicating the pace of the "human-induced" climate change which is now as powerful as the force of nature, the UN weather agency has said. All five datasets surveyed by the World Meteorological Organisation concur that 2011-2020 was the warmest decade on …

2020 was one of three warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organisation
4 years, 2 months ago

2020 was one of three warmest years on record: World Meteorological Organisation

India TV News  

The year 2020 was one of the three warmest years on record and rivalled 2016 for the top spot, indicating the pace of the "human-induced" climate change which is now as powerful as the force of nature, the UN weather agency has said. All five datasets surveyed by the World Meteorological Organisation concur that 2011-2020 was the warmest decade on …

Global temperatures in 2020 among highest on record: WMO report
4 years, 2 months ago

Global temperatures in 2020 among highest on record: WMO report

Hindustan Times  

Global temperatures in 2020 were among the highest on record and rivaled 2016 as the hottest year ever, according to international data compiled by the World Meteorological Organization and released on Thursday. The WMO report included data from the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the UK Met Office, both of which ranked 2020 as the second-warmest year on …

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record
4 years, 2 months ago

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The differences in rankings mostly turned on how scientists …

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record
4 years, 2 months ago

Hot again: 2020 sets yet another global temperature record

Associated Press  

Earth’s rising fever hit or neared record hot temperature levels in 2020, global weather groups reported Thursday. “It’s like the film ‘Groundhog Day.’ Another year, same story — record global warmth,” said Pennsylvania State University climate scientist Michael Mann, who wasn’t part of the measurement teams. “We’re expecting it to get hotter and that’s exactly what happened.” NOAA said 2020 …

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