The United Kingdom recorded its warmest New Year’s Day on Saturday (01.01.2022), according to the British Meteorological Service (the Met Office).
The Met Office reported on Twitter that in St James’s Park in the heart of London, a score of 16.3 was recorded.
The previous record dates back to 1916, when a temperature of 15.6 degrees was recorded in Cornwall.
“The temperature record for the new year 2022 is due to the influx of hot subtropical air from the Azores,” the meteorological service said.
But he warned that this will not happen due to the arrival of “cold winds coming from the North Pole during the week, which will cause frost and snow in certain places between now and Tuesday.”
The UK already recorded its highest temperatures on Friday, December 31, with 15.8 degrees during the day in Somerset (southwest of England) and up to 16.5 degrees at night in Bala, a town in North Wales.
The previous record on December 31 dates back to 2011, when a temperature of 14.8 degrees was measured in Colwyn Bay, a coastal town in Wales.
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This was the climate year 2021
January: a quiet start to the year
As in many countries, the sale and release of fireworks and rockets has been banned in Germany to facilitate hospitalization during the pandemic. This translates to 3,500 tons less plastic waste. In Amsterdam, private fireworks will remain a taboo in the future. Instead, the Dutch capital wants to organize a central fireworks display.
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This was the climate year 2021
February: Ice and Snow in Central Europe
Central Germany shivering from the unusual cold. The oscillation of the polar vortex in the Arctic allows cold air to seep into central Europe. It is due to a weak jet stream, a kind of opponent of the polar vortex. When the current is strong, it maintains a vortex over the North Pole. But warming in the Arctic is weakening the flow and diminishing the polar vortex.
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This was the climate year 2021
March: The East Coast of Australia sank
After several days of torrential rain, many cities in eastern Australia were inundated with water. Thousands of people are forced to leave their homes. New South Wales is particularly hard hit. “It’s a once-in-a-100-year condition,” said Gladys Berejiklian, head of government in Australia’s most populous state.
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This was the climate year 2021
April: a historic constitutional ruling
Germany’s constitutional court has declared Germany’s climate law unconstitutional in part because it did not set climate-specific goals beyond 2030. It would put pressure on future generations, according to the court. Environmentalists rejoice. The Bundestag has tightened the law: Germany, the world’s fourth-largest economy, wants to be climate-neutral by 2045.
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This was the climate year 2021
May: Judgment on the oil giants
Another landmark ruling: A lower court in The Hague, Netherlands, has ordered oil and gas company Shell to cut carbon dioxide emissions by nearly half by 2030. The ruling also has consequences for suppliers and end users. In the Netherlands, companies can be forced to prevent future damages.
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This was the climate year 2021
June: Summer of the Burning Hell
During the heat wave, record temperatures of nearly 50°C were recorded in Lytton, Canada. More than 230 people died across the country. The bushfires completely destroyed Leyton. Severe fires broke out in the Mediterranean, California, Siberia and the Amazon this summer.
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This was the climate year 2021
July: devastating floods
In western and central Europe, heavy rainfall causes widespread flooding. Small streams turn into great rivers. More than 180 people were killed in North Rhine-Westphalia and Rhineland-Palatinate. Belgium, the Netherlands and the German state of Baden-Württemberg were also affected. In Germany alone, material damage is estimated at several billions.
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This was the climate year 2021
August: Climate change caused by human activity
The United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) says that climate change is well advanced and is undoubtedly the result of human activity. This is the central message of the agency’s new assessment report. It is based on more than 14,000 peer-reviewed studies. The IPCC reports are the most detailed assessment of climate change.
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This was the climate year 2021
September: Offshore coal terminals closed
Chinese leader Xi Jinping pledged during the United Nations general debate that his country would stop building coal plants abroad. This is a big step for climate protection, as China has already built hundreds of factories in other countries. Despite criticism from environmentalists, Beijing continues to build new factories in its country.
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This was the climate year 2021
October: Record greenhouse gas emissions
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere reached a new record in 2020. According to the report, the annual increase was higher than the average increase over the past 10 years. According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), there is a significant risk that the Paris climate targets will not be met.
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This was the climate year 2021
November: phasing out carbon instead of phasing out
After the pandemic is over, the World Climate Conference returns this year. The final text of COP 26, the Glasgow Climate Charter, calls for “decarbonisation”. China and India are avoiding calls for cancellation. Environmental groups and the UN Secretary-General, Antonio Guterres, have expressed disappointment.
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This was the climate year 2021
December: Deadly tornadoes in the US
36 tornadoes swept through six US states, leaving great devastation. Kentucky is particularly hard hit. At least 88 people were killed, many of whom are still missing days later. US President Joe Biden wants to investigate the role of global warming in hurricanes. Soon after, Typhoon Ray killed at least 375 people in the Philippines.
Author: Janet Quink
