Climate change in Europe

We will return to normal temperatures for the season, with maximum temperatures around 20°C

Temperatures will soar above 30°C in some parts of mainland Greece from Sunday when an extremely warm air mass from Africa is expected to move over the country and eastern Europe.

In its latest forecast, the Meteo weather service of the National Observatory of Athens said the phenomenon is expected to last until Tuesday.

Bulgaria is set to experience favorable weather conditions on March 29, with mostly sunny skies forecasted across the country. According to meteorological reports, temperatures are expected to vary, with lows ranging from 4°C to 9°C, particularly higher in Northwestern Bulgaria. In Sofia, the capital city, temperatures are anticipated to dip to 5°C overnight.

Bulgaria is gearing up for a bout of turbulent weather as the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology issues warnings for high winds across the nation. With an orange alert for strong winds in eight regions and a yellow alert for most others, citizens are urged to prepare for adverse conditions.

The EU plans to be carbon neutral by 2050, but to get there it needs to pass two decadal milestones - each implying massive adaptation by industry and consumers.

The first of those has already been set: achieving at least a 55 percent reduction in greenhouse gas emissions by 2030, compared with a 1990 baseline.

Bulgaria witnessed a climatic milestone in 2023, marking the warmest year since 1930, as detailed in a preliminary estimate by the National Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (NIMH). With an average annual temperature of 12.9C, this record-breaking warmth surpassed the previous high of 2019 by approximately 0.4C.

Bulgaria is set to experience mostly sunny weather on December 19, with temporary low visibility expected in valleys and lowlands. A moderate south-southwesterly wind will blow throughout the day, offering a mix of temperatures across the regions.

This year will be the hottest in recorded history after an "extraordinary" November became the sixth record-breaking month in a row, Europe's climate monitor said yesterday, piling pressure on the COP28 talks to act on climate change.

October was Greece's warmest since 2010, according to the National Observatory of Athens.

The average maximum daily temperatures were very high compared to the average for the period 2010-19, according to the network of 51 meteorological stations that have been operating since 2010.

Almost the entire world's population experienced warmer temperatures from June to August as a result of human-induced climate change, according to a research report published late on Thursday and cited by Reuters.