No Winter for Scandinavia: “…In Sweden’s capital Stockholm, cherry trees bloomed in January… Across the border in Finland, more than half of the country recorded the mildest January ever. Temperatures were seven to eight degrees higher than average, the country’s meteorological institute said.
“Norway experienced its mildest winter since record keeping began in 1900. Temperatures exceeded the seasonal norm by 4.5 degrees.
“The same goes for Denmark, the southernmost country in the region. Winter, which officially ended on the last day of February, saw temperatures that were five degrees above normal.”
https://www.thelocal.com/20200304/winter-that-never-arrived-nears-end-for-nordic-countries
“Negligible rainfall as various temperature records broken in Murcia, Spain, which had its joint-warmest February on record…
“Surprisingly the highest temperature was recorded as early as Feb 4th, with the thermometer showing 28.4c in San Javier!”
https://murciatoday.com/last_month_was_the_joint_warmest_february_on_record_in_murcia_1339888-a.html
“Tennessee is under a state of emergency after the deadliest tornado day in seven years…
“Before dawn on Tuesday, 24 people were killed and hundreds of buildings were destroyed in the Tennessee storms. Officials in Putnam County, which suffered 18 storm-related deaths, have said they are working to locate 38 people who are unaccounted for.”
https://edition.cnn.com/2020/03/04/weather/tennessee-tornado-wednesday/index.html
“On Friday, a small brushfire burned vigorously south of San Francisco. The record dry month, combined with this week’s record high temperatures, has sent vegetation moisture plummeting.
“In the Bay Area and the Sacramento Valley, vegetation moisture levels are at a record low for this time of year, and comparable to dryness that would typically be seen in June or July.”
“At least 21 people have been killed in torrential rain that hit the Brazilian states of Sao Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, triggering flash floods and destroying homes, authorities said on Tuesday…
“Another 32 people are missing… Violent storms in recent days have dumped a month’s worth of rain on some areas in a matter of hours…”
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/world/21-dead-as-torrential-rain-hits-brazil-12496630
“Australia had its hottest day on record on December 18, with a nationwide average temperature of 41.88℃. This was far above the previous record of 40.32℃ set on January 7, 2013.
“Six other days in December 2019 also exceeded this previous record. To put this in context, the Australia-wide average maximum temperature has exceeded 40℃ for more days in the past two summers than in the preceding 110 years combined.”
https://www.themandarin.com.au/126556-after-a-summer-of-extremes-heres-what-to-expect-this-autumn/
“Parts of the central Queensland coast have been drenched, while remnants of ex-tropical cyclone Esther bring heavy rain and storms to the state’s west on its way to NSW.
“The western Queensland town of Birdsville recorded 112 millimetres in the 48 hours to 3pm on Wednesday, which was more rain than the town has seen in the past 20 months combined, according to Weatherzone.”
“Antarctica recorded a record high temperature earlier last month of more than 20C.
“This is bad news for the extraordinary marine life that lives in the icy waters of the world’s coldest continent.”
“A recent study by researchers at the Institute of Marine Research (IMR) in Norway has found that declines in winter sea ice cover in the Barents Sea region of the Arctic, plus warmer sea temperatures, are causing declines in polar cod reproduction rates.
“This has grave implications…”
https://www.eco-business.com/news/shrinking-arctic-ice-slows-fish-breeding-rates/
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