Scientists’ annual physical of the planet: Earth’s fever rises

Scientists from 62 countries contributed to the report, which examined 50 aspects of climate.

Earth’s fever got worse this year, making 2015 the hottest on record.

South Africa had the hottest temperature ever recorded in the month of October: 45.4 degrees Celsius.

A dozen nations set hottest-year records, including Russia and China.

There were 40 major tropical cyclones worldwide

Scientists said the turbo-charged climate affected walrus and penguin populations.