winter
This February was the world’s warmest on record, according to new data from the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S). This is the ninth month in a row that temperatures have broken records. It comes after last year was revealed to be the hottest the world has seen since records began. February was around 0.81C above the 1991 to 2020 average for the month and a tenth of a degree warmer than the previous record set back in 2016. The ninth consecutive record-breaking month in a row alone is staggering, but put into perspective it highlights the trend of continued global warming. “Back in ...
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The moment the temperature drops, it might seem like everyone around you is suddenly sneezing and coughing. While bacteria and viruses are present all year round, winter is considered the season when people are more likely to catch the common cold or flu. But why? Is the cold really to blame? In 2022, scientists discovered evidence01423-3/fulltext) that people do indeed contract more respiratory diseases when it's cold. The main reason is that cold air damages the immune response in our noses, creating a favourable situation for germs to spread. Researchers in the US found that when the temper...
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I’m not sporty. I hate the cold. And risk-taking isn’t my idea of fun. So switching my usual sunny beach holiday for a weekend on the slopes didn’t come easy. But I’ll try anything once. And after just two days in Avoriaz in the French Alps, I am surprised and a little sheepish to admit that I am now a skiing convert. Yes, I fell over multiple times. My legs are killing me. And I was surrounded by ice and snow. But it was also a fun, magical experience - and not as cold or expensive as I had envisioned. If, like me, you’re considering a ski trip but are feeling a little anxious, here’s everyth...
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Ski resorts across Europe have been left snowless this winter as temperatures spike. Those at lower altitudes have been particularly hard hit, with almost a third of European resorts - from Austria’s Tyrol mountains to France’s Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes - currently forced to close. As the climate heats up, the problem is getting worse. Since the 1960s, there have been five fewer snow days every decade in the French Alps, according to weather service Météo France. Research published last year in the journal Nature showed that if global warming reaches 2°C above pre-industrial levels, more than half ...
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