That means that on average the whole year will be revised upwards and in some major but not so surprising ways.

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Turns out for the citizens of the United States this past month was colder-than-average, though the year as a whole will be warmer-than-average.

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The energy released by a large hurricane can exceed the energy consumption of the human race for a whole year, and even an average tornado has a power similar to that of a large power station.

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Rainfall in India as a whole is 20% below the 50-year average and, with the monsoon season half over, India is facing the possibility of a full-blown drought in some regions.

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However, overspending by governments across the eurozone as a whole is still expected to fall on average this year.

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And France's 35-hour legislation is full of loopholes: employers and unions in the engineering sector recently agreed to increase overtime and average weekly work-hours over the whole year.

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In developing countries as a whole, the average growth in cereal yields has fallen from 3-6% a year in the 1960s to 1-2% a year now, says the World Bank.

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Though you might pay more for green power, it can help your household as a whole cut carbon emissions drastically (the average U.S. household produces 9 tons of carbon a year).

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