This winter in Europe was hottest on record by far, say scientists

Climate crisis likely to have supercharged heat here and around world, data showsThe winter just experienced by Europe was by far the hottest on record, scientists have announced, with the climate crisis likely to have supercharged the heat.The EU's Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S) data dates back to 1855. It said the average temperature for December, January and February was 1.4C above the previous winter record, which was set in 2015-16. New regional climate records are usually passed by only a fraction of a degree. Europe's winter was 3.4C hotter than the average from 1981-2010. Continue reading...