Matt McGrath By Matt McGrath Environment correspondent, BBC News
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Scientists say the slow down in global warming since 1998 can be explained by a natural cooling in part of the Pacific ocean.
Although they cover just 8% of the Earth, these colder waters counteracted some of the effect of increased carbon dioxide say the researchers.
But temperatures will rise again when the Pacific swings back to a warmer state, they argue.
The research is published in the journal Nature.
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