If 2020 ends up as a new record warm year, and it might, then a significant component of that will have been the incredibly warm start of the year that has just occurred in Asia.
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January to April, Russia averaged nearly +6.0 °C (+11 °F) above historical norms. That's one hell of a "mild winter".
That's not only a new record anomaly for Russia. That's the largest January to April anomaly ever seen in any country's national average.
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That's not only a new record anomaly for Russia. That's the largest January to April anomaly ever seen in any country's national average.
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In what may be a sign of worse to come later this year, the exceptionally warm winter has been followed by unusually large early season wildfires in Russia.
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In Moscow, this was the "year without winter", as warm winter temperatures shattered century-long records and snow was much rarer than normal.
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Climate change is no longer a distant threat, but is already bringing about a new reality for many.
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