Global annual temperatures are generally on the rise largely due to human activities. It is a phenomenon popularly referred to as Global warming. This temperature rise was a little more than 1 degree Celsius per year. However, the rate of increase has more than doubled in the last 40 years with an increase of 0.18 degrees Celsius per decade.
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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake rocked the central Philippines in the early hours of Thursday. The strong and shallow quake struck off Masbate province in the centre of the archipelago nation. This happened shortly after 2:00 a.m. local time (1800GMT), jolting people awake.