Climate change | Sharp weather fluctuations are witnessed in several countries around the world, and the month of January is approaching the highest temperature ever recorded in the Arctic

2024-01-08 2024-01-08T16:45:11Z
عامر المعايطة
عامر المعايطة
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Arabia Weather - The weather systems in the Arctic are still witnessing great turmoil, with the continued effect of stratospheric warming in the high layers of the atmosphere, as warm air has covered most of Greenland, with temperatures recorded higher than the general average by 10-15 degrees Celsius.

In the same context, the minimum temperature in several parts of Greenland failed to drop below 7.9 degrees Celsius, which makes it very close to the highest temperature ever recorded in January.

South America has already broken monthly records for high temperatures, starting with Brazil, where the state of Alagoas is witnessing the most persistent heat wave in history for several days, with maximum temperatures reaching around 40 degrees Celsius in some areas.

While Argentina is witnessing major disturbances in the weather condition, as Cordoba Province witnessed major floods due to heavy rains, while temperatures exceeded the 40 degree Celsius barrier in several cities in Argentina as a clear example of the rapid changes that climate change is causing on the Earth’s climate.

In India, last December was a record temperature month, with an average temperature of 21.60 degrees Celsius and an anomaly 1.11 degrees Celsius higher than in the period from 1981-2010. This comes after the warmest November on record.

In Chile, the Lagunillas sector witnessed a dangerous forest fire due to the significant rise in temperatures with the beginning of the summer season in the southern hemisphere.

This article was written originally in Arabic and is translated using a 3rd party automated service. ArabiaWeather is not responsible for any grammatical errors whatsoever.
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