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Published online 4 December 2006 | Nature | doi:10.1038/news061204-2
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Europe's warmest autumn in 500 years
Results hint that Europe may be in for a warm winter.
Do you still have roses in bloom in your English garden? Then you might not be surprised to hear that Europe is experiencing the warmest autumn since Columbus first sailed to America.
Preliminary analysis shows that continental mean temperatures in September and October were 11°C — that's 1.
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