The hottest winter ever to be recorded in Europe is in 2019-2020. According to the EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service, this winter was almost 1.5C hotter than the previous winter record, which was set four years ago. The general rise in temperature had several implications. Namely, the ice-wine harvest in Germany failed, snow had to be imported for a variety of winter sports events in Sweden and in Russia, etc. It is believed that global warming plays a key role in the rise of temperature across the globe. Therefore, scientists expect a rise in the number of temperature extremes, which can prove to be catastrophic for life on the planet. For the first time in history, the temperature in Antarctica rose above 20C, breaking the previous record set in 1982.
