Switzerland: the warmest winter in history

Switzerland is experiencing the warmest winter in history since the temperature measurement methods began 140 years ago. In the past 3 months, the temperature in this country is 3 degrees Celsius higher than the average temperature.

Switzerland's national weather agency, MeteoSwiss, on February 25 said the country's most populous lowlands were most affected by the warmer winter, with an average temperature of 5 degrees Celsius in Basel and 3. , 7 degrees Celsius in Zurich. This is the highest average winter temperature since 1864-1865.

'Since the mid-1970s, the average monthly temperature in winter has increased quite well,' MeteoSwiss said on his website.

Elevated temperatures are expressed in the absence of snow in the winter, especially in low areas and in northern Switzerland. In Zurich, for example, snow averages 70 centimeters of snow for 16 days in December, January and February. However, this year, snow is only 12 centimeters thick, and only falls for two days. The situation is similar in other cities and towns.

'This increase in temperature is in line with global climate projections, about the effects of man-made greenhouse gas emissions on the climate,' MeteoSwiss said.

In Zurich, this year it was 12 centimeters thick and fell for only two days
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