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Europe's spring has so far proven far colder than predicted, and the implications for the continent's food supply are starting to become a real worry. Since mid-April the Balkan states have seen temperatures plunge from near-record highs to unseasonal lows, bringing snow and ice to much of the region. "It was very warm, we even had temperatures of up to 30 one day, and then all of a sudden it dropped to minus. The fruits and all of this are all destroyed, it's over, if there are any apples left it will be good," said Franjo Crnković, a fruit farmer in Croatia. And in Poland, many strawberry fa...
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Record temperatures have again caused problems for ski resorts this winter. An EU project is now investigating how lift operators can best respond to climate change. In Sankt Corona am Wechsel in Austria, diggers are already removing the remaining snow from ski slopes...for summer sports enthusiasts. One solution for the snow problem is summer sports. "The ski season is over earlier than expected. That's why our trail construction team is already on the slopes shovelling out the trails so that we can start mountain biking" says Karl Morgenbesser, the lift operator at Sankt Corona am Wechsel. T...
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Spain's state Met Office Aemet has warned of a weekend of unsettled and "wintry weather" this weekend in five of Andalucía's provinces. Storm Monica has caused rough rain, snow, wind or rough sea conditions and is due to continue until Sunday night. Since 10am on Saturday, much of Andalucia has under yellow and amber alert - making the impact of the weather as low (for yellow warnings) to severe (for amber), with some disruption to travel. Strong winds are forecasted in Almeria, Cadiz and Malaga provinces. A yellow warning has also been activated for sea swell on the coast of Almeria, Cadiz an...
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Skiers across Europe are arriving at resorts to find historically low levels of snow following an exceptionally mild winter. Stark images from resorts in the likes of France, Austria and Bosnia show huge swathes of mountains almost entirely bare. It’s a striking contrast to how they usually look in mid-to-late February - typically the peak season for winter sports. I tried skiing for the first time in my 30s. After two days on the slopes my fear turned to joySki day passes ranked: Where to find affordable skiing at top European resortsWhich European ski resorts have been worst affected by the ...
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February half-term is usually a near-guaranteed time for ski lovers to find snow in Europe \- but it may be significantly harder this year. Instead of discovering new snowfall at the continent’s many resorts, families heading off on ski trips during the school holiday could find good conditions difficult to come across. January was the hottest on record - pushing 12-month global average temperatures over the 1.5 degrees Celsius threshold for the first time. In southern Spain, some experienced heat of over 30C - unheard of for this time of year. At the end of last month, it was estimated that s...
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