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"In Europe, 2006 was the hottest year on record. But a new report from the United Kingdom predicts that 2007 could break global records. Get ready for the warmest year ever.

It has become an annual tradition among climatologists in this age of climate change. Every January, they announce where the just-ended year fits in among the warmest years on record. For example, 2006 -- with worldwide temperatures 0.42 degrees Celsius (0.75 degrees Fahrenheit) warmer than normal -- was the sixth warmest on record."