Thursday 11 February 2016

SIGNS OF CLIMATE CHANGE - EXTREME EVENTS


How has our climate changed?

In 2013 in March, Spain received more than three times its monthly average precipitation, making it the wettest March since national records began in 1947. Normal precipitation across the country is just 46 millimeters, yet the country received 157 millimeters through the month. Rising rivers threatened many areas with floods.

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The frequency of heavy precipitation has increased over most land areas in Spain, in my opinion this extreme event is related with reaching extrem temperatures that evaporate more water from the oceans.

In the south, Africa suffered droughs however, in the north the spring was unusually cold. Weather is behaving uncommonly everywhere. I would like to emphasise that this year in Ourense, the city where I live, the temperature in winter is higher than previous years and people is concerned about it.

Here other example in 2015,


Extrem weather events seems to be more frequent every year and they are a sign of climate change.

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