sixth September 2024
It was at 1.54C above the 1991-2020 long run common and exceeded the earlier file from 2022. It has had a extreme influence on the glaciers. NEW
The figures come from the Copernicus Local weather Change Service.
August was additionally the thirteenth month in a 14-month interval the place the worldwide common temperature exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial ranges.
Europe is the quickest warming continent on the earth, in response to the World Meteorological Organisation and the European Copernicus community.
The continent has been warming twice as a lot as the worldwide common because the Eighties.
Throughout Europe, temperature information have been damaged over the summer season and it has impacted on summer season glacier snowboarding with the handful of areas that supply it affected.
Summer time in Austria. Picture © Simon Miller/PlanetSKI
Austria had its warmest summer season on file.
Hintertux, Austria. Picture © PlanetSKI
Switzerland had its second warmest.
Mont Fort glacier, Verbier. Picture © PlanetSKI
The Swiss glacial skilled, Matthias Huss, has been posting in regards to the influence on the glaciers of Switzerland throughout the summer season.
The terminus of Vadret da Morteratsch, largest #glacier of Japanese 🇨🇭, has fully modified in simply 1 12 months.What was once a delicate fringe of the ice has retreated right into a vertical 20 m ice wall with a river/lake in entrance.Scenic, however one other brutal expression of local weather change pic.twitter.com/b6BT8yCaLi
— Matthias Huss (@matthias_huss) September 5, 2024
Whereas the warmth throughout Europe was centered to southern and jap areas, it was cooler throughout the Republic of Eire, the UK, western components of Portugal, Iceland and southern Norway.
Temperatures at the moment are anticipated to chill down with some ski areas set to open some slopes on the finish of September and starting of October.
Hintertux glacier, Austria.Picture © PlanetSKI
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