Heat records are being broken across the globe. But what's driving temperatures so high? | CNN

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Heat records are being broken across the globe. But what's driving temperatures so high? | CNN
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The planet is setting new records for high temperatures. CNN's Laila Harrak talks to Bob Ward of the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment about what's driving this year's record heat.

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Why does the caption display 17°C? Thats not very hot?

Average over the entire planet, while half the planet is in wintertime.

It's the average temperature across the globe as far as I know. And it has never been this high before.