Russian experts talked about the increase in the number of natural hazards in 2020, including the abnormally warm autumn, tundra fires and freezing rain. Experts’ opinions are cited Izvestia .
According to them, the trend towards an increase in climate-hazardous processes will continue in the future.
According to the scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center Roman Vilfand, the first two months of this year were abnormally warm in the entire history of meteorological observations in Russia.
“This is due to the fact that the air masses from the Atlantic for the first time during January and February determined the weather regime not only in the central part of Russia, but also far beyond the Urals,” he explained. Also, the meteorologist noted a drought in the Krasnodar Territory and Stavropol Territory. At the same time, Moscow this year recorded the warmest October for 142 years of observations. In addition, Vilfand noted that such an intense freezing rain was recorded for the first time in Primorye.
Chief specialist of the Phobos weather center Evgeny Tishkovets agreed with the opinion about abnormal weather in 2020. According to him, the whole year was the warmest and wettest in history. Also, 2020 is characterized by an increase in the number of extreme situations, noted the Director of the Climate and Energy Program of the World Wildlife Fund of Russia (WWF) Alexey Kokorin . He cited as an example extremely high temperatures in Yakutia and tundra fires, which are rare for this area. Kokorin said that over the past 20 years, there have been twice as many dangerous meteorological phenomena in Russia. According to him, this trend associated with global warming continues to intensify.
Previously scientific director of the Hydrometeorological Center of Russia Roman Vilfand told about the weather in the European part of Russia for the New Year. On New Year’s Eve, a cyclone and an anticyclone will actively interact over the capital region, which will cause the temperature to differ by 15-20 degrees at a distance of thousands of kilometers.