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"Twelve European countries broke monthly temperature records in 2022 as the
continent recorded its hottest ever summer, new analysis shows.
Of 27 European countries analysed by the
Guardian, 12 recorded their highest
ever temperature anomaly for at least one month in 2022. In each case, the
anomalies were more than 1.9C above the average temperature recorded between
1991 and 2020 for at least one month.
The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) released data on Tuesday
showing Europe recorded its second warmest year on record, and its hottest ever
summer.
The highest temperature increases were recorded in late summer, October and
December. In Austria, the average across October 2022 was 3.3C warmer than the
average October temperature recorded between 1991 and 2020. France and Slovenia
also recorded temperature anomalies of 3C or more that month. Croatia and
Greece both experienced 3C in December.
Italy was warmer than average for all but two months of the year. It recorded
its highest ever monthly temperature anomaly for three different months, in
May, October and December. Spain and Portugal broke records for monthly
anomalies on three different occasions.
Northern and western Europe experienced prolonged and intense heatwaves over
the year. Much of the continent endured drought, and summer wildfire emissions
were at their highest for 15 years.
Globally, 2022 was the fifth warmest year on record, with the last eight years
collectively being the eight warmest on record, according to Copernicus. The
average global temperature in 2022 was 1.2C higher than the average across the
reference period 1850-1900.
This temperature increase was not uniform across the world. La Niña conditions
caused lower temperatures across the Pacific region, meaning that Australia and
South America tended to be cooler than average in 2022.
However, temperatures were far higher in the northern hemisphere, especially in
the Arctic and Europe. Temperatures are rising twice as fast as the global
average in Europe and four times as fast in the Arctic."
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*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
