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'It's heartbreaking': ski slopes forced to close as Europe experiences record warm winter – video
Europe's record-breaking winter weather has closed ski slopes after temperatures exceeded 20C in parts of Switzerland and southern Germany. Footage from across the continent shows people braving the sea in Spain and resorts opening summer trails for skiers as eight countries recorded their warmest January day in history.
In the UK, the Met Office confirmed 2022 was the UK's hottest year on record, with the average annual temperature exceeding 10C for the first time. The record-breaking heat was made 160 times more likely by the climate crisis, indicating the dominant influence of human-caused global heating on Britain
- UK’s record hot 2022 made 160 times more likely by climate crisis
- Record warm winter in parts of Europe forces closure of ski slopes
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EU ban on deforestation-linked goods sets benchmark, say US lawmakers
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‘Streams as toilets’: Thames Water’s real-time map shows scale of sewage dumps
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Continue reading...UK’s record hot 2022 made 160 times more likely by climate crisis
Without global heating, such warm temperatures would be expected only once every five centuries, Met Office says
The record-breaking heat in the UK in 2022 was made 160 times more likely by the climate crisis, indicating the dominant influence of human-caused global heating on the nation.
Last year has been confirmed as Britain’s hottest on record, with the average annual temperature passing the 10C mark for the first time. Scientists at the Met Office calculated that such heat is now expected every three to four years. Without the greenhouse gases emitted by humanity, such a warm year would be expected only once every five centuries.
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