'Russia has no winter this year'

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When we think of Russia, the first thing we can imagine is the freezing cold coming from the North Pole. But perhaps climate change will cause you to change your mind, everything is going in an unpredictable direction, more or less worse.

Moscow experienced its first winter in history with temperatures above freezing water levels; the average temperature of this cold city this winter reached 6.3 degrees Celsius. This is not the only place to witness the strange sight, many other parts of Eurasia are also hotter and less snowy. in the first months of 2020.

We live in an age of temperature records, but a warmer Moscow than usual on a winter day makes many people shiver. The winter of Moscow lasts from December to February, which brings a cold that makes people remember, the cold goes completely into the subconscious of anyone visiting Moscow; The last time Moscow was this hot in the winter was in 1961, when the average temperature reached 2.8 degrees Celsius. To celebrate the New Year, the people of Moscow had to use fake snow, transported by truck from outside. city.

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' We cannot call this winter , ' said Tatiana Pozdnyakova, chief technical officer of the Moscow Weather Forecast Department. ' The whole season temperature is almost below the' no 'mark. We are not sure if winter has arrived, or has the weather changed from autumn to spring? '.

Russia witnessed the hottest December and January in history. According to several sources, winter in many other regions of Russia also fell into the same situation. The temperature did not stop on this vast country border, which spread throughout Europe, affecting many industries and many farming activities; Germans cannot process iced wine when temperatures rise too high, which makes the grapes unable to freeze and condense the flavor like every year.

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' The main answer to explaining why Moscow is particularly warm this winter is the low air pressure that exists in the Northwestern region of Moscow creating a continuous flow of air to the West / Southwest throughout. 3 winter months , 'said Judan Cohen, an atmospheric scientist working at the Center for Air and Environmental Studies.

The wind bounces warm air over Moscow and surrounding areas, they are partly affected by the Arctic Oscillation - Arctic Oscillation, is the airflow affecting the Northern Hemisphere. Meteorologists can easily identify them because of the high air pressure in the North Atlantic and the strong winds that blow around the North Pole. Strong winds cause cold air to be squeezed within the Arctic, while allowing hot air to flow south.