The world has [experienced / experiencing] its hottest year since records [begin / began] . A report from the Copernicus Climate Change Service said every month in the past 12 months [broke / braked] temperature records. Every month was more than 1.5 [degree / degrees] Celsius warmer than pre-industrial averages. The industrial period started [in / on] the mid-nineteenth century. This is when we started to burn fossil fuels on a large [shale / scale] . Researcher Carlo Buontempo, [direction / director] of Copernicus, said the results of the report show a "large and continuing shift" in climate change. He [warmed / warned] : "We are bound to see new records being broken as the climate continues to warm. This is [inevitable / enviable] , unless we stop putting [greenhouse / glasshouse] gases into the atmosphere and the oceans."
Extreme heat has hit countries across the [plant / planet] this year. Scientists say we are at the [beginning / begins] of an era that will see more heat-related disasters. In the [passed / past] year, Earth was 1.64ºC hotter than in pre-industrial [times / hours] . Extreme temperatures are being [seen / see] all across California in the USA. In Death Valley, the mercury hit 53.9º Celsius earlier [this / that] week. Meanwhile, Las Vegas broke its all-time [heat / hot] record. The temperature there reached a scorching 48.9ºC. In the past year, countries have recorded [extremely / extreme] heat across all continents. This has caused wildfires, drought and [death / dead] . In Saudi Arabia last month, over 1,000 people collapsed and died on a pilgrimage to Mecca. Climate scientist Aditi Mukherji said this showed Earth is in [crisis / critics] .
