This blog may help people explore some of the 'hidden' issues involved in certain media treatments of environmental and scientific issues. Using personal digital images, it's also intended to emphasise seasonal (and other) changes in natural history of the Swansea (South Wales) area. The material should help participants in field-based modules and people generally interested in the natural world. The views are wholly those of the author.
Tuesday, 6 July 2021
Nordic Cool?
The phenomenon is called 'climate change', because it influences interconnected weather systems. The record high temperatures in North America and Canada seem linked to striking elevations in the Nordic Countries (https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2021/jul/06/heatwave-hits-nordic-countries-lapland-temperature-). There have been near record June highs of around 34 degrees Celsius in Finland. This is hotter, at this time of the year, than at any time since records begun in 1844. Kevo in Lapland achieved a temperature of 33.6 Celsius, the hottest since 1914. Parts of Sweden also sweltered in record high June temperatures. Some locals may welcome extra sunshine, even in places where it doesn't go truly dark in June. The changes are, however, worrying signs of unstable weather patterns.
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