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Southern Australia is freezing. How can it be so cold in a warming climate?

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People living in southern Australia won’t have failed to notice how cold it is. Frosty nights and chilly days have been the weather for many of us since the start of July. As winter continues, we are left wondering how unusual the cold is and whether we can expect several more months of this. Warmer conditions are in the forecast but winter has a long way to go. Further cold snaps could occur. Cold conditions have been in place across southern Australia for the past few days. Temperatures have fallen below zero overnight in many places. Minimum temperatures have been below average across south...... Read Full article on HadNews

Mexico Issues Heatwave Warning for CDMX, Riviera Maya, and Other Areas

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Mexico City Conagua has issued a weather warning for CDMX due to the high temperatures expected in the capital this Saturday, March 9, as well as due to the low morning temperatures. Consequently, Mexico City authorities have asked the population to take necessary precautionary measures to prevent any type of respiratory disease, as well as to use sunscreen. In this regard, according to the National Meteorological Service (SMN), the probability of rain in Mexico City is null during the day and 1% throughout the night. Likewise, cloud coverage will be around 30 percent during the day and only 13 percent during ...... Read Full article on HadNews

how to make sense of an unusual cold snap while the world is hotter than ever

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Earlier this year, the UK’s weather and climate service, the Met Office, announced average global temperatures in 2023 were 1.46°C above pre-industrial levels. This made it the hottest year on record, 0.17°C higher than the previous record in 2016. However, shortly after that announcement, the Met Office also forecast a multi-day blast of cold Arctic air bringing sub-zero temperatures, snow and ice to many parts of the UK. When the cold snap arrived, temperatures dropped to -14°C in the Scottish Highlands and -11°C even in England. Ten days later, a village in the Scottish Highlands reached a balmy 19.9°C, the warmest January temper...... Read Full article on HadNews