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☆ Europe weather: Heatwave in Greece likely to become longest one country has ever recorded
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-22 | by ( Duarte Mendonca | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —A heat wave baking Greece is likely to become the longest the country has ever recorded, experts say, as the country battles wildfires and restricts access to its popular tourist sites. He told CNN that the streak could go beyond those days, but at the moment “it’s hard to predict.”The longest continuous heatwave that Greece has faced was 12 days long, back in July 1987, Lagouvardos said. The country also experienced record-breaking heat, with capital Rome hitting a new high temperature of 41 degrees Celsius on Tuesday. Scientists are warning that the extreme weather may only be a preview of what’s to come as the planet warms. “The weather extremes will continue to become more intense and our weather patterns could change in ways we yet can’t predict,” said Peter Stott, a science fellow in climate attribution at the UK Met Office told CNN.

Persons: National Observatory of Athens Kostas Lagouvardos, Lagouvardos, Socrates Baltagiannis, ”, Peter Stott Organizations: CNN, Staff, Research, National Observatory of, Reuters, Getty, Rome, UK Met Office Locations: Greece, National Observatory of Athens, Athens, Rhodes, Europe, Veneto, Balkans

☆ Is this extreme weather the ‘new normal?’ There’s no such thing, some scientists say
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-19 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +6 min

Just over halfway through July and already a slew of extreme weather records has been broken. Southern Europe is experiencing one of its most extreme heat waves on record, with wildfires raging in Greece, Spain and Switzerland. It’s a shifting baseline of ever-more devastating impacts as long as the Earth continues to warm.”For scientists like Mann and Cloke, this year’s extreme weather has largely not been surprising. Extreme heat could be quickly followed by heavy rainfall impacting society, agriculture, and ecosystems in unusual ways,” she told CNN. The planet is around 1.2 degrees Celsius warmer than it was before the industrial revolution – still short of the 1.5 degrees scientists are warning the planet should stay under.

Persons: Petteri Taalas, ”, Hannah Cloke, Kim Hong, Reuters Michael E, Mann, we’ve, Cloke, Brandon Bell, Peter Stott, –, ” Mann, Vikki Thompson, ” Thompson, ” Read Organizations: CNN, Southwest, World Meteorological Organization, University of Reading, Reuters, University of Pennsylvania, UK Met Office, Royal Netherlands Meteorological Institute Locations: Northern, Southwest United States, Phoenix , Arizona, Southern Europe, Greece, Spain, Switzerland, Asia, China, South Korea, Japan, India, Cheongju, Antarctica, North, Phoenix, “

☆ Fact Check-Met Office says UK temperature data shows increase in last two decades
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-14 | by ( Reuters Fact Check | ) www.reuters.com time to read: +3 min

The average temperature has increased over the last two decades, the Met Office said, countering misleading claims circulating online. According to the Met Office, however, its data show a long-term trend of rising temperatures, including an increase in UK temperature over the last two decades. “The Met Office’s preferred smoothing pattern for the UK temperature series clearly shows warming over the last two decades,” he said. In comparison to the 30-year period 1961-1990, the average UK temperature increased by 0.8°C between 1991 and 2020 (here). The average temperature has increased over the last two decades in the UK, according to the Met Office, Britain’s national weather service.

Persons: “, Grahame Madge, ”, Madge, ” Will Jones, Read Organizations: Met Office, Daily, Reuters, UK Met Office Locations: Lincolnshire

☆ Last month was the planet’s hottest June on record by a huge margin
▼ + stars: | 2023-07-06 | by ( Rachel Ramirez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

The analysis from the European Union’s Copernicus Climate Change Service found that last month was the planet’s hottest June by a “substantial margin” above the previous record, which was set in 2019. The nine hottest Junes have all occurred in the last nine years, according to the agency – evidence the human-caused climate crisis is driving temperatures to unprecedented levels. This is exactly what global warming looks like.”Scientists have warned that these record temperatures bear the fingerprints of the climate crisis. Northwest Europe experienced record-breaking temperatures last, including the UK, which logged its hottest June on record, according to the UK Met Office. “The ocean warming is even more concerning because as the oceans warm, they expand, which means higher sea levels, larger storms surges and more flooding of coastal communities,” Marlon said.

Persons: Copernicus, ” Jennifer Marlon, “, Greenlee Beal, El Niño, ” Marlon, — Organizations: CNN, Southern, Yale School of Environment, Northwest, UK Met Office, Reuters, Climate, Atlantic Locations: Southern US, Mexico, El, Pacific, Northwest Europe, Canada, United States, Asia, Australia, Texas, Central America, Ireland, Baltic, Europe, Iceland, Russia, Turkey, Kosovo, Romania, Scandinavia, America, Horn of Africa, South America, Antarctica

CNN —Canada has officially marked its worst wildfire season on record, with smoke from the blazes crossing the Atlantic Ocean and reaching western Europe on Monday. Canada has had a dramatic start to wildfire season, with at least 18,688,691 acres already charred across the country. Wildfire activity in Canada typically peaks from June to August, leaving more than half of the peak season still to come. As a result of the unprecedented start to the wildfire season, this year has become the worst fire season on record, surpassing the previous benchmark set in 1995 for the total area burned. The record wildfire season continues to impact air quality throughout parts of North America.

Organizations: CNN, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire, UK Met Office, Met Office, Twitter, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre ., ., National Weather Service Locations: Canada, Europe, New York City, United Kingdom, Norway, Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre . Alberta, Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia, North America, Ottawa, . Wisconsin , Michigan, Indiana

☆ The North Atlantic is experiencing a ‘totally unprecedented’ marine heat wave
▼ + stars: | 2023-06-20 | by ( Laura Paddison | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +4 min

CNN —Temperatures in parts of the North Atlantic Ocean are soaring off the charts, with an “exceptional” marine heat wave happening off the coasts of the United Kingdom and Ireland, sparking concerns about impacts on marine life. Parts of the North Sea are experiencing a category 4 marine heat wave – defined as “extreme” – according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. And in 2021, an extreme heat wave cooked around a billion shellfish to death on Canada’s West Coast. As climate change intensifies, marine heat waves are set to become more common. The frequency of marine heat waves has already increased more than 20-fold due to human-caused global warming, according to a 2020 study.

Persons: ” Stephen Belcher, ”, Mika Rantanen, Richard Unsworth, “, ” Unsworth, Albert Klein Tank, Rantanen Organizations: CNN, National Oceanic, Atmospheric Administration, UK Met, Met Office’s, Finnish Meteorological Institute, biosciences, Plymouth University, UK Met Office, Met Office Hadley Locations: United Kingdom, Ireland, Iceland, Europe, Gulf Coast, Texas, West Coast, El

☆ A powerful solar storm is hitting Earth, sparking stunning northern and southern lights across the planet. Here's how to see them tonight.
▼ + stars: | 2023-04-24 | by ( Marianne Guenot | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +5 min

A powerful G4 solar storm is hitting the Earth with winds as fast as 600 mph. Auroras seen in LaCrosse, Wisconsin, on March 24, 2023. NWS La CrosseThe spectacle also gave a treat to skygazers globally, with the lights seen across the UK, in the skies over Kyiv, Ukraine, and as far as Victoria, Australia. SANKA VIDANAGAMA/AFP via Getty ImagesThe powerful storm should continue until Monday evening. Storms like this aren't just prettyA view of the sun on April 21 shows the coronal mass ejection that caused the April 24 storm.

☆ Man arrested after uranium found at UK's Heathrow Airport
▼ + stars: | 2023-01-15 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

Jan 15 (Reuters) - A man in his 60s has been arrested in connection with an investigation linked to the discovery of traces of uranium found in a cargo package at London's Heathrow Airport, the UK Metropolitan Police said on Sunday. The man was arrested on suspicion of a terror offence on Saturday and was released on bail as part of the investigation, the Police said. A very small quantity of uranium was detected in a package that arrived at Heathrow Airport on Dec. 29. Uranium can be used for civilian power generation and scientific purposes and is a key ingredient in nuclear weapons. Reporting by Baranjot Kaur in Bengaluru and William James in London; Editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

☆ Planeta se încălzeşte rapid. Până în 2025, lumea va atinge primul prag critic de temperatură
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-28 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +3 min

Acesta este primul prag critic de temperatură stabilit în urma Acordului de la Paris, din 2015, care vizează menţinerea încălzirii globale sub nivelul de +2 grade Celsius şi, dacă e posibil, la +1,5 grade Celsius. „Dar este, totuşi, o veste foarte proastă”, a spus Joeri Rogelj, cercetător la Institutul Grantham al Colegiului Imperial din Londra. Acordul de la Paris din 2015 vizează menţinerea încălzirii planetei sub nivelul de +2 grade Celsius şi, dacă e posibil, la +1,5 grade Celsius. Pentru a spera în respectarea obiectivului de +1,5 grade Celsius, trebuie reduse emisiile cu 7,6% anual în perioada 2020-2030, potrivit ONU. „Dar dacă ne găsim la limita de sus a estimării, obiectivul de 1,5 grade Celsius ar putea fi practic imposibil”, a spus omul de ştiinţă.

Persons: Leon Hermanson, Hawkins, Hawkins . Cercetătorul, Nathan Gillet Organizations: BBC, Imperial, ONU Locations: Paris, SUA, China, Londra, Reading

☆ Raport: Planeta se încălzeşte mai repede decât s-a anticipat; Până în 2025, se va atinge primul prag critic de temperatură
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +3 min

Acesta este primul prag critic de temperatură stabilit în urma Acordului de la Paris, din 2015, care vizează menţinerea încălzirii globale sub nivelul de +2 grade Celsius şi, dacă e posibil, la +1,5 grade Celsius. „Ne apropiem de pragul de 1,5 grade - încă nu am ajuns acolo, dar suntem aproape”, a declarat pentru BBC meteorologul Leon Hermanson. „Dar este, totuşi, o veste foarte proastă”, a spus Joeri Rogelj, cercetător la Institutul Grantham al Colegiului Imperial din Londra. „Nu chiar ca o prăpastie, ci mai degrabă o pantă pe care deja ne aflăm”, a spus Hawkins. Seria celor mai calzi ani a început în 2015, primul an când temperatura globală a aerului a depășit cu 1 grad Celsius perioada preindustrială (1850-1900).

Persons: Leon Hermanson, Hawkins, Hawkins . Cercetătorul Organizations: BBC, Imperial Locations: Paris, SUA, China, Londra, Reading

„Dar este, totuşi, o veste foarte proastă”, a spus Joeri Rogelj, cercetător la Institutul Grantham al Colegiului Imperial din Londra. Acordul de la Paris din 2015 vizează menţinerea încălzirii planetei sub nivelul de +2 grade Celsius şi, dacă e posibil, la +1,5 grade Celsius. Pentru a spera în respectarea obiectivului de +1,5 grade Celsius, trebuie reduse emisiile cu 7,6% anual în perioada 2020-2030, potrivit ONU. O cifră similară în scădere a fost măsurată în 2020, dar acest lucru a fost determinat de pandemia de Covid-19. „Dar dacă ne găsim la limita de sus a estimării, obiectivul de 1,5 grade Celsius ar putea fi practic imposibil”, a spus omul de ştiinţă.

Persons: Leon Hermanson, Hawkins, Hawkins . Cercetătorul, Nathan Gillet Organizations: BBC, Imperial, ONU Locations: SUA, China, Paris, Londra, Reading

☆ Raport: Planeta se încălzeşte mai repede decât s-a anticipat; Până în 2025 lumea va atinge primul prag critic de temperatură
▼ + stars: | 2021-05-28 | by ( ) www.jurnal.md time to read: +4 min

Persons: Leon Hermanson, Hawkins, Hawkins . Cercetătorul, Nathan Gillet Organizations: BBC, Imperial, ONU Locations: Paris, SUA, China, Londra, Reading

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