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Europe is emerging from its second-warmest winter on record, European Union scientists said on Wednesday, as climate change continues to intensify. The average temperature in Europe from December to February was 1.4 degrees Celsius above the 1991-2020 average for the Boreal winter season, according to data published by the EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). The Nigardsbreen glacier in Jostedal, Norway on August 5, 2022. The glacier has lost almost three kilometers in length in the past century due to climate change. (AP Photo/Bram Janssen) That ranks as Europe's joint-second warmest winter on record, exceeded only by the winter of 2019-2020. Europe experienced a severe winter heatwave in late December and early January, when record-high winter temperatures hit count...
Read MoreMost winters, at least once a week, Mike Diabo will snowmobile to the shores of one of his local lakes in southern Quebec, carry his fishing gear across the frozen surface, and drill down through the ice to reveal the dark water beneath. There he'll fish for northern pike, bass, trout, and whitefish to supplement his family's diet, continuing the traditions of his Anishinabe ancestors, part of the Algonquin First Nation of eastern Canada. But this year ice-fishing season started late, delayed by a warm winter and fluctuating temperatures that left the ice on Bitobi and Cedar Lakes - his two favourite haunts - slushy and dangerously thin until a cold snap finally arrived in early February. This winter is on track to be among the five warmest in southern Quebec since records began ...
Read MoreWeeks of dry winter weather have raised concerns that Italy could face another drought after last summer's emergency, with the Alps having received less than half of their normal snowfall, according to scientists and environmental groups. A gondola is pictured in a canal during a severe low tide in the lagoon city of Venice, Italy, February 17, 2023. REUTERS/Manuel Silvestri The warning comes as Venice, where flooding is normally the primary concern, faces unusually low tides that are making it impossible for gondolas, water taxis and ambulances to navigate some of its famous canals. The problems in Venice are being blamed on a combination of factors -- the lack of rain, a high pressure system, a full moon and sea currents. Italian rivers and lakes are suffering from severe la...
Read MoreRecord-high winter temperatures swept across parts of Europe over the new year, bringing calls from activists for faster action against climate change while offering short-term respite to governments struggling with high gas prices. Hundreds of sites have seen temperature records smashed in the past days, from Switzerland to Poland to Hungary, which registered its warmest Christmas Eve in Budapest and saw temperatures climb to 18.9 degrees Celsius (66.02°F) on Jan. 1. In France, where the night of Dec. 30-31 was the warmest since records began, temperatures climbed to nearly 25C in the southwest on New Year's Day while normally bustling European ski resorts were deserted due to a lack of snow. A cable car is seen on mountain Jahorina in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina January 4,...
Read MoreHolidaymakers missing the warmth of summer have been told the best places to catch some winter sun while potentially saving hundreds per person compared to travelling in summer. The holiday car rental experts at StressFreeCarRental.com have researched nine locations around the world where jet-setters can experience warmer temperatures from a comfortable heat to scorching hot weather. With the colder weather drawing in, those that crave the warmth and heat over seasonal colds and chilly temperatures will be more prone to feeling the holiday blues. To beat the winter blues, locations such as Florida have impressive winter temperatures of 24-26 degrees Celsius, while those heading to the Canary Islands will enjoy temperatures in the comfortable early twenties. A spokesperson ...
Read MoreIt is late October on the French Riviera, but tourists are sunbathing in bikini, the terraces are full and the seawater is warm enough for swimming. On the beach in Nice, few were complaining about global warming. "At the end of October it cools down normally and by All Saints Day it usually rains, but this year is exceptional," said Rose-Marie Martini, tanning on the beach in a bathing suit. People enjoy a warm and sunny autumn day on the beach of the Promenade des Anglais in Nice, France, France October 27, 2022. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard She said that at home, the heating was still off, and that the water was still great for swimming at 20 to 21 degrees Celsius. Western Europe's unusually balmy October follows a summer during which blistering temperatures parched farmlands and ...
Read MoreAn unusual winter warm spell in Alaska has brought daytime temperatures soaring past 60 degrees Fahrenheit (15.5°C) and torrents of rain at a time of year normally associated with bitter cold and fluffy snow. At the island community of Kodiak, the air temperature at a tidal gauge hit 67 F (19.4°C) degrees on Sunday, the highest December reading ever recorded in Alaska, said scientist Rick Thoman of the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy. FILE PHOTO: A house in Cordova, Alaska is covered with snow and icicles in this handout photo released to Reuters January 9, 2012. REUTERS/Erv Petty/Alaska Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Management/Handout He called it "absurd." The new benchmark high came amid a spate of balmy December extremes, Thoman said, includin...
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