Greenland
was hotter than New York City last week
Greenland,
the Arctic nation that is basically one huge ice cube, is feeling
rather balmy lately.
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15
June, 2016
The
island experienced the highest temperatures ever recorded on June 9,
when air temperature in Nuuk, the capital city, soared to 75 degrees
F. While that may seem like no sweat, the average high for this time
of year between 1961 and 1990 was just 44 degrees F, and even
Greenland’s hottest month rarely broke 50.
But
that was then. That record-breaking day in June was hotter in Nuuk
than it was in New York City, while a heat wave in April saw warmer
weather in Greenland than in Boston.
All
this hot air caused Greenland’s sea ice, which is the size of
Texas, to begin thawing nearly six weeks before normal this year. The
rapid melting of over 12 percent of the ice sheet was so unusual in
April that Danish Meteorological Institute scientist Peter Langen
said they “had to check that our models were still working
properly.”
It’s
a bad omen of what’s to come as climate change ramps up: Scientists
predict that if the Greenland ice sheet melted entirely, global seas
would rise by more than 20 feet.
Granted,
Greenland has a lot of ice, and melting all of it could take a few
hundred years. By then, Greenland — and most coastal areas — will
be gone for good.
Greenland was hotter than New York City last week
Weather turns tropical across Siberia as abnormal summer heat roasts six regions
Temperatures of up to 35C force exodus to river and lake beaches.
By The Siberian Times reporter
14 June 2016
Over the next two days southern Siberia will remain abnormally hot, some 7C higher than average. Picture: @ekaterinarabotaem
The
abnormally hot weather has seen temperatures some 8C above average
across a vast swathe of southern Siberia.
On
12 June - Russia Day - new records were set in Novosibirsk (30.4C)
and Tomsk (31.5C), and in Tuva Republic (31.7C).
The
Saudi Arabian-like heat wave, still ongoing, has stretched to the
east of Krasnoyarsk region, with the highest temperature being 35C.
Freak
weather as winter returns to Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets
autonomous regions.
2 June, 2016
Residents
of Surgut, Noyabrsk, Novy Urengoy and other cities woke on 1 June,
the first day of summer, to find it looked more like Chirstmas.
Picture: Vita Golovyuk
The
Siberian stereotype says its always cold here, but this is a fallacy.
Usually. Elsewhere, for example in Chita, the temperature is 24C, and
in many regions there are growing risks for forest fires.
But
as these pictures show, in some areas of western Siberia, the
thermometers have plunged to around zero. Residents of Surgut,
Noyabrsk, Novy Urengoy and other cities woke on 1 June, the first day
of summer, to find it looked more like Chirstmas.
By The Siberian Times reporter
14 June 2016
Over the next two days southern Siberia will remain abnormally hot, some 7C higher than average. Picture: @ekaterinarabotaem
The
abnormally hot weather has seen temperatures some 8C above average
across a vast swathe of southern Siberia.
On
12 June - Russia Day - new records were set in Novosibirsk (30.4C)
and Tomsk (31.5C), and in Tuva Republic (31.7C).
The
Saudi Arabian-like heat wave, still ongoing, has stretched to the
east of Krasnoyarsk region, with the highest temperature being 35C.
Freak
weather as winter returns to Khanty-Mansi and Yamalo-Nenets
autonomous regions.
2 June, 2016
Residents
of Surgut, Noyabrsk, Novy Urengoy and other cities woke on 1 June,
the first day of summer, to find it looked more like Chirstmas.
Picture: Vita Golovyuk
The
Siberian stereotype says its always cold here, but this is a fallacy.
Usually. Elsewhere, for example in Chita, the temperature is 24C, and
in many regions there are growing risks for forest fires.
But
as these pictures show, in some areas of western Siberia, the
thermometers have plunged to around zero. Residents of Surgut,
Noyabrsk, Novy Urengoy and other cities woke on 1 June, the first day
of summer, to find it looked more like Chirstmas.
Extreme cold freezes waterfall in Brazil
©
Marilia Oliveira/Prefeitura de Upurema
Temperatures
are already below zero in 42 Brazilians cities - and it will get
colder in the next few days
Winter
is coming. For real.
Brazil
has already seen snow in 2016.
In the state of Santa Catarina thermal sensation dropped to -22°C
(-7.6°F). It was enough to freeze a cascade in the city of Morro das
Torres. As you might imagine, this kind of event is not so frequent
in Brazil - and it became an instant touristic attraction.
Weather
forecasts say that temperatures will continue next to zero in the
next few days. In 42 cities in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and
Santa Catarina (in the extreme South of the country), temperatures
will remain below zero.
Temperatures
are already below zero in 42 Brazilians cities - and it will get
colder in the next few days
Winter
is coming. For real.
Brazil
has already seen snow in 2016.
In the state of Santa Catarina thermal sensation dropped to -22°C
(-7.6°F). It was enough to freeze a cascade in the city of Morro das
Torres. As you might imagine, this kind of event is not so frequent
in Brazil - and it became an instant touristic attraction.
Weather
forecasts say that temperatures will continue next to zero in the
next few days. In 42 cities in the states of Rio Grande do Sul and
Santa Catarina (in the extreme South of the country), temperatures
will remain below zero.
June snowfall for Mauna Kea in Hawaii
An
unusual combination of conditions brought snow to the peaks of Mauna
Kea on Hawaii's big island, forecasters said.
Hawaii's tropical weather doesn't extend to the state's highest peak, but late Monday, a cold pool of air made temperatures drop below freezing. About the same time, thunderstorms moved over the island, high enough to bring Mauna Kea a dusting of snow.
The unusual event -- it does occasionally happen in winter -- provided some unique pictures of the mountain's observatory for June.
Hawaii's tropical weather doesn't extend to the state's highest peak, but late Monday, a cold pool of air made temperatures drop below freezing. About the same time, thunderstorms moved over the island, high enough to bring Mauna Kea a dusting of snow.
The unusual event -- it does occasionally happen in winter -- provided some unique pictures of the mountain's observatory for June.
Forecasters
said the wetter than usual trade winds will continue through
Wednesday with rain expected
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