Tuesday, December 05, 2006

Alps Warmest in 1,300 Years as 'Winter' Sets in

It is warmer in Europe's Alpine region now than at any time in the past 1,300 years, the head of a wide-ranging climatic survey said on Tuesday.

From Ottawa to Moscow, temperatures generally have been way above average at the start of winter in the northern hemisphere, with flowers blooming on snow-starved slopes of Alpine ski resorts and bears struggling to hibernate.

1 comments:

Old Gary said...

Why was it so warm 1300 years ago? And what caused the "cooling" in between?