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(FILES) This image made from video taken released by China Central Television (CCTV) on June 7, 2021 shows elephants, part of a herd which had wandered 500 kilometres north from their natural habitat, resting in a forest near Kunming, in China's southwest Yunnan province. Global temperatures "smashed" heat records last year, as heatwaves stalked oceans and glaciers suffered record ice loss, the United Nations said on March 19, 2024, warning 2024 was likely to be even hotter. The annual State of the Climate report by the UN's World Meteorological Organization confirmed preliminary data showing 2023 was by far the hottest year ever recorded. (Photo by CCTV / AFP) / China OUT / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / CHINA CENTRAL TELEVISION (CCTV) " - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS