Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm

Re:Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm by CodeGlitch on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @03:47PM (#25753379)

Seems pretty unusual. Compared to the UK [1] which is much further North.

[1] https://blog.metoffice.gov.uk/2012/10/16/top-ten-coldest-rec...

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Re:Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm by cogman10 on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @04:13PM (#25753763)

Interestingly, even the UK doesn't get a lot of snow. That's because the gulf stream keeps it relatively warm for it's latitude.

One of the major concerns of climate change is that may disrupt the gulf stream which would be disastrous for the UK. Their ecosystem depends heavily on the fact that water from the gulf of mexico keeps them unusually warm.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gulf_Stream

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Re:Central Spain records temperatures of -25°C after snowstorm by Ma8ee on Tuesday January 12, 2021 @05:12PM (#25754663)

Not only the UK, but the whole of Northern and Western Europe are kind of screwed without the Gulf Stream.

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