This Christmas Eve in Northern Ireland was the warmest on record. On Tuesday afternoon, thermometers on the Magilligan Peninsula in the northwest of the country showed a record temperature of 14.3 degrees.
On December 24, 1942, 13.9 degrees Celsius was recorded in the southern city of Armagh, the highest temperature for that day in the history of Northern Ireland. On Tuesday, thermometers in Magilligan showed 14.3 degrees Celsius, the meteorological agency of the country's government reported. This means that the record was broken more than 80 years ago.
It was a surprise for many residents, because the average temperature in December this year was about 7.5 degrees Celsius.
According to scientists, the Christmas anomaly is another visible result of climate change that is progressing year by year.
Winters are warmer in this region.
According to Climate Central, an organization that analyzes climate data, global warming has made Northern Ireland several times more likely to experience a warm winter like this year.
– The unusual temperature values in the UK and Ireland at Christmas are a visible sign of climate change. Winters are getting warmer in the region, Climate Central's Christina Dahl said in an interview with the BBC.
Already – according to the organization – due to the emission of greenhouse gases and the burning of fossil fuels, which have a greater impact on the climate, the UK has 11 more days with temperatures above zero every year.
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