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February brought record warmth to Europe and Asia and cold to the US

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February brought record warmth to Europe and Asia and cold to the US

February brought record warmth to Europe and Asia and cold to the US

Dozens of record high temperatures were broken in February across portions of Europe and Asia.

At the same time, the US was suffering from a historic Arctic air outbreak.


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In a first, Mumbai pips Beijing, is Asia's billionaire capital

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