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   The JMA has updated their global temp data series to end of Oct 2020.   
   They find the global surf temp averaged around .66C above the mid 20th   
   cent (NASA baseline) tying with 2014 as the warmest Oct since 1891.   
      
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   Monthly Anomalies of Global Average Surface Temperature in Oct   
   (1891 - 2020, preliminary value)   
      
   The monthly anomaly of the global average surface temperature in   
   Oct 2020 (i.e. the average of the near-surface air temperature over   
   land and the SST) was +0.34°C above the 1981-2010 average (+0.66°C   
   above the 20th century average), and was the 4th warmest since 1891. On   
   a longer time scale, global average surface temperatures have risen at   
   a rate of about 0.68°C per century.   
      
   Five Warmest Years (Anomalies)   
      
   1st. 2015(+0.53°C),   
   2nd. 2019(+0.42°C),   
   3rd. 2018(+0.38°C),   
   4th. 2020,2014(+0.34°C)   
      
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   [Models Say...:]   
   As COVID-19 cases hit record levels in Maine, models predict numbers   
   will get even worse   
   Press Herald, 18 Nov 2020 12:44Z   
   Hospitals say they're prepared to meet demand, and the Maine CDC says   
   the state will act to ensure that the medical system isn't   
   overwhelmed. By Colin ...   
      
   CDC removes guidance pushing for school reopenings amid COVID pandemic   
   saying 'new scientific information has ...   
   MassLive.com, 18 Nov 2020 13:43Z   
   Without a public announcement, the CDC removed the guidelines in Oct.   
      
   True number of COVID-19 cases in Australia up to 5 times higher,   
   research estimates   
   ABC News, 18 Nov 2020 01:39Z   
   New research by Australian data analysts estimates COVID-19 infection   
   rates may be up to 6 times higher than reported in 15 countries,   
   with up to 130,000 people in Australia possibly infected.   
      
   Six COVID cases reported in overseas travellers to WA, Premier backs SA   
   'extreme' measures   
   ABC News, 18 Nov 2020 06:24Z   
   Mark McGowan says Western Australia has the systems in place to deal with   
   any potential new coronavirus outbreak and backs the actions of SA Premier   
   Stephen Marshall in imposing a further lockdown in the wake of its outbreak.   
      
   Regional SA's panicked response to six-day coronavirus lockdown order   
   ABC Riverland, 18 Nov 2020 07:22Z   
   In an unprecedented day for South Australia, regional communities across the   
   state have been forced to make urgent plans to prepare for a complete   
   COVID-19 lockdown from midnight on Wed.   
      
     'We have police officers on standby': Panic buying sets in ahead of SA   
     coronavirus lockdown   
     ABC News, 18 Nov 2020 07:23Z   
     South Australia's police commissioner warns shoppers not to panic buy ahead   
     of the state's tough lockdown, but supermarkets and other stores are being   
     stripped of supplies.   
      
     How did coronavirus spread from a hotel surface to Adelaide's northern   
   suburbs?   
     ABC News, 18 Nov 2020 09:20Z   
     Contracting coronavirus via a surface is considered somewhat rare, but it's   
     exactly what seems to have sparked a cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs.   
      
   Australian officials respond angrily to fresh attacks from Chinese diplomats   
   ABC News, 18 Nov 2020 13:19Z   
   The relationship between Australia and China sours further as a Chinese   
   diplomat releases a list of grievances against the Australian Government.   
      
   The change we could make in our kitchens to help fight climate change --   
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   ABC/The Conversation, 18 Nov 2020 18:01Z   
   San Francisco has now joined other US cities in banning natural gas in new   
   homes. It's time for a serious rethink on the way many of us cook and heat   
   our homes, writes Madeline Taylor and Susan M Park.   
      
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   Lurking in Genomic Shadows: How Giant Viruses Fuel the Genetic   
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   Another Georgia county has uncovered 2,700 missing votes, Secretary of   
   State's office says   
   WSB Atlanta, 17 Nov 2020 21:39Z   
   Atlanta. The Georgia Secretary of State's Office says another county   
   has found missing votes during their audit of the ballots in the   
   presidential race.   
      
   New Zealand marine heatwave looms following warmest winter on record   
   The Guardian, 18 Nov 2020 02:37Z   
   Temperatures nearly 2 degrees above average have been recorded,   
   months before the hottest part of the season.   
      
   Trump campaign filing for partial Wisconsin recount, deposits $3   
   mn to challenge Biden victory   
   CNBC, 18 Nov 2020 17:10Z   
   Wisconsin is the latest state where President Trump is trying to undo   
   a projected win for Joe Biden in the election.   
      
   Storm Iota weakens in Central America, but flooding and death toll rise   
   KSL.com, 18 Nov 2020 03:39Z   
   Unleashing torrential floods even as it weakened, Storm Iota churned   
   through Central America on Tue, causing swollen rivers to burst   
   their banks, flipping ...   
      
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   Mysterious 'dark river' may flow 100s of miles beneath Greenland   
   Livescience.com, 17 Nov 2020 13:38Z   
   A giant underground river fed by melting ice could be running in a   
   state of perpetual darkness far below the surface of Greenland,   
   according to new research.   
      
   [Leadership!]   
   6 lawmakers in 5 days: New COVID-19 infections put spotlight on   
   Congress' loose guidelines   
   USA TODAY, 18 Nov 2020 10:36Z   
   The batch of new infections has thrust a spotlight on Congress'   
   efforts to curtail the pandemic both across the nation and inside its   
   own walls on Capitol Hill.   
      
     900 Mayo Clinic staffers diagnosed with COVID-19 over last 2 weeks   
     New York Post, 18 Nov 2020 07:40Z   
     According to Williams, 93% of the cases in the clinic were   
     contracted in community areas such as the break room when employees   
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   There are 24 mn feral pigs in Australia and a bumper harvest   
   means there could be a whole lot more   
   ABC Riverina, 18 Nov 2020 0:40Z   
   Feral pigs can have between 4 and 10 offspring per litter and breed   
   twice a year, and they're feasting on the spoils of bumper grain   
   harvests across the country.   
      
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