Severe and erratic weather patterns across the world could be down to increasing air temperatures in the Arctic, according to new research. More intense storms and cold snaps in northwestern Europe could be caused by the North pole warming faster than anywhere else in the world. Experts say fluctuations in the Arctic could be why countries in Europe, North America and Asia are experiencing the effects of climate change such as more severe storms and cold snaps in northwest Europe. These include air temperature, permafrost, snow cover, sea ice, land ice, wildfires, tundra, hydroclimatology, carbon cycling and terrestrial ecosystems. 'Cold season warming [in the Arctic] is nearly five times faster than that of the Northern Hemisphere.

Source: Daily Mail April 08, 2019 08:16 UTC