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Re:Dangerous humid heat extremes occurring decades before ex... by ianferrel on Friday January 07, 2022 @05:53PM (#29846034)
One possibility: Western Germany is more industrialized and urban, with higher population and population density. Thermal measurements in the west are more likely to be taken in urban heat islands?
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Re:Dangerous humid heat extremes occurring decades before ex... by ducleonctor on Friday January 07, 2022 @06:16PM (#29846322)
Industry seems to explain some of that effect. Population density doesn't explain it completely, either:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demographics_of_Germany#/media...

Other parts of West Germany also sport lower population density (Lower Saxony in the North, Bavaria in the South).

It is absolutely astonishing how strongly human behavior (industry and metropolitan areas) influences local environmental conditions. I guess most cities may (be forced to) change radically.

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