03-08-2020, 12:29 PM
https://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-51758223
With average temperatures 1.4°C above the previous high of 2015/2015, 2019/2020 winter has been the warmest on record for Europe. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says the warmth was very evident in the north and east of the continent where a number of local temperature records were being broken. The December-February average was 3.4°C above the 1981-2010 norm. This made 2019/20 by far the warmest European winter in the data records from 1979.
It is said that the mild conditions this winter led to a number of impacts across Europe. This includes difficulties for reindeer herding in northern Sweden, failure of the ice-wine harvest in Germany, and having to import snow for sporting events in Sweden and Russia.
With average temperatures 1.4°C above the previous high of 2015/2015, 2019/2020 winter has been the warmest on record for Europe. Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) says the warmth was very evident in the north and east of the continent where a number of local temperature records were being broken. The December-February average was 3.4°C above the 1981-2010 norm. This made 2019/20 by far the warmest European winter in the data records from 1979.
It is said that the mild conditions this winter led to a number of impacts across Europe. This includes difficulties for reindeer herding in northern Sweden, failure of the ice-wine harvest in Germany, and having to import snow for sporting events in Sweden and Russia.