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Temperature -40 degrees / Two countries in Europe face extreme weather

2024-01-03 12:21:00, Kosova & Bota CNA
Temperature -40 degrees / Two countries in Europe face extreme weather
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The extremely cold weather caused transport disruptions in Finland, Sweden and Norway, where snow hampered rail traffic and ferry lines were suspended.

Thermometers in Finland and Sweden dipped below -40 degrees Celsius in some places on Tuesday, as the two Scandinavian countries reported the coldest temperatures of the winter so far.

According to Swedish broadcaster SVT, in the village of Nikkaluokta in northern Sweden, which is inhabited by the indigenous Sami people, temperatures reached -41.6 degrees Celsius early on Tuesday.

"It's the coldest temperature we've had so far this winter and it will continue to be quite cold in the north," said SVT meteorologist Nils Holmqvist.

The freezing temperatures followed a warmer-than-average autumn across much of Europe, which came in the context of 2023 being reported as the warmest year on record.

This is widely considered to be related to global warming and climate change, as atmospheric carbon dioxide concentrations are currently at their highest levels for at least 2 million years.

The cold spell currently in Finland and Sweden has caused travel disruptions, including in Norway, where a major highway in the south was closed due to the weather and ferry lines suspended operations.

In Sweden, train operators said rail traffic in the northern Arctic also suffered significant problems.

Central and southern Sweden will remain under a winter weather alert on Wednesday as authorities warned against snow and wind.

In Finland, authorities warn that temperatures will be lower than -40 degrees Celsius during the week./CNA 

 





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