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Post by Ariete on Nov 20, 2020 12:29:08 GMT -5
I'm confused, doesn't Finland have natural oak forests?
Sadly not much of them remain, but there are some. The point of hers was that in her area; Jokioinen, oak saplings have a decent chance of succeeding in growing and competing among the spruces. |
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Nov 20, 2020 16:01:18 GMT -5
Warmest year on record likely in southern Finland
Higher temperatures are impacting the natural environment and bringing more plant pests into the region.
The Finnish Meteorological Institute's measuring station at Jokioinen, just outside the south-central town of Forssa, has recorded repeated record-breaking high temperatures throughout this year. The months of January, February, March, June, September and October were all unseasonably warm this year as has the month of November so far.
Mika Rantanen, a researcher at the institute, says that there is a reasonable probability that this year will be the warmest in the history of weather measurement in southern Finland. The same may be true for the north of the country, but that will depend on the situation come December.
Many researchers agree that this year has confirmed the trend of climate change. Changes are already evident in the spruce forests of southern Finland.
In past years, acorns carried by birds and squirrels have rarely sprouted in these forests.
"Now oak seedlings have appeared among the spruces, and the seedlings also seem to be successful," says Professor Raisa Mäkipää of the Natural Resources Institute.
A new pest found attacking spring wheat this year was the larvae of the Amphipoea fucosa moth. Although not directly tied to climate change, its appearance was the sum of many associated factors.
"At least the changing conditions of the growing season and the past mild autumn and early winter are, in my opinion, related to climate change," says Huusela-Veistola.
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Post by Doña Jimena on Nov 21, 2020 5:13:56 GMT -5
First freeze at the weather station of Latvian University in city center of Riga with a low of -0.3C. There is also sunshine for the second day in the row which is unusual for November. And, last but not least, another storm is coming this evening:  |
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Post by Benfxmth on Nov 21, 2020 9:30:27 GMT -5
Yesterday's highs/lows in the U.S.   Lots of stations in Central/Western Europe have seen frosts this morning as well.  |
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Post by Ariete on Nov 21, 2020 9:43:10 GMT -5
Coldest low so far for us this season with -3.4C. Yesterday had the coldest high as well; 2.1C
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Post by aabc123 on Nov 21, 2020 10:09:38 GMT -5
First freeze at the weather station of Latvian University in city center of Riga with a low of -0.3C. There is also sunshine for the second day in the row which is unusual for November. And, last but not least, another storm is coming this evening: It seems that this is an Estonian weather map.  As for the storms, it is quite often the case that these storms do not actually reach this eastern Estonia. Or if they reach, the wind is more quiet here. Currently, for example, it is not that windy here in Põlva. Officially in Võru 4.0 m/s, it is also cloudy (9/10) and the temperature is 1.8c at 17:00. |
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Post by Morningrise on Nov 21, 2020 10:47:07 GMT -5
November is on-track to have record snowfall here. Currently we've had 53cm of snow, the all-time record is 57.4cm, and the average is 13cm.
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Post by Doña Jimena on Nov 21, 2020 11:00:35 GMT -5
It seems that this is an Estonian weather map. As for the storms, it is quite often the case that these storms do not actually reach this eastern Estonia. Or if they reach, the wind is more quiet here. Currently, for example, it is not that windy here in Põlva. Officially in Võru 4.0 m/s, it is also cloudy (9/10) and the temperature is 1.8c at 17:00. It is from him: I am actually surprised by the data you post. Is there a lot of snow in your place? Pictures of snow in NE Latvia are all over the social media here. It is true that areas further from the sea are less windy, however, Alūksne in NE Latvia registered wind gusts of 23 meters per second yesterday 20 November at 1 a.m. Alūksne is actually regarded as "local Siberia" in Latvia where it is often colder and snowier than in the rest of Latvia. I have been there 1 time in autumn 2019. There are many hills and a big lake in the town. Soon: in Alūksne versus in other parts of Latvia   |
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Post by Ariete on Nov 21, 2020 12:01:22 GMT -5
No storm here. Highest gust so far only a weak 17 m/s.
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Post by 🖕🏿Mörön🖕🏿 on Nov 21, 2020 13:27:40 GMT -5
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Post by aabc123 on Nov 21, 2020 16:11:13 GMT -5
It seems that this is an Estonian weather map. As for the storms, it is quite often the case that these storms do not actually reach this eastern Estonia. Or if they reach, the wind is more quiet here. Currently, for example, it is not that windy here in Põlva. Officially in Võru 4.0 m/s, it is also cloudy (9/10) and the temperature is 1.8c at 17:00. It is from him: I am actually surprised by the data you post. Is there a lot of snow in your place? Pictures of snow in NE Latvia are all over the social media here. It is true that areas further from the sea are less windy, however, Alūksne in NE Latvia registered wind gusts of 23 meters per second yesterday 20 November at 1 a.m. Alūksne is actually regarded as "local Siberia" in Latvia where it is often colder and snowier than in the rest of Latvia. I have been there 1 time in autumn 2019. There are many hills and a big lake in the town. Soon: in Alūksne versus in other parts of Latvia There is no snow at all in my place and there has not been. As for Aluksne, the climate of Aluksne is colder than that of Võru, because Aluksne is located in the "mountains". The same uplands on which Aluksne is located also extends to Estonia and is known here as the Haanja uplands. And the Haanja Uplands are cooler than the rest of SE Estonia. The period of frosts lasts longer, the number of snow-covered days is higher, the last night frosts occur later, etc, etc. I have read a Russian-language book published by Latvians about the Latvian climate where the same facts were presented. |
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Post by Doña Jimena on Nov 21, 2020 16:51:04 GMT -5
There is no snow at all in my place and there has not been. As for Aluksne, the climate of Aluksne is colder than that of Võru, because Aluksne is located in the "mountains". The same uplands on which Aluksne is located also extends to Estonia and is known here as the Haanja uplands. And the Haanja Uplands are cooler than the rest of SE Estonia. The period of frosts lasts longer, the number of snow-covered days is higher, the last night frosts occur later, etc, etc. I have read a Russian-language book published by Latvians about the Latvian climate where the same facts were presented. Interesting, especially that there is no snow in your place. I have seen a photo of Valga today, there seem to be a lot of snow. Alūksne is predictably the coldest in Latvia today with a high of 1.4C, Ventspils is the mildest with a high of 8.3C. High in Riga is 4.2C. |
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Post by aabc123 on Nov 21, 2020 17:26:42 GMT -5
There is no snow at all in my place and there has not been. As for Aluksne, the climate of Aluksne is colder than that of Võru, because Aluksne is located in the "mountains". The same uplands on which Aluksne is located also extends to Estonia and is known here as the Haanja uplands. And the Haanja Uplands are cooler than the rest of SE Estonia. The period of frosts lasts longer, the number of snow-covered days is higher, the last night frosts occur later, etc, etc. I have read a Russian-language book published by Latvians about the Latvian climate where the same facts were presented. Interesting, especially that there is no snow in your place. I have seen a photo of Valga today, there seem to be a lot of snow. Alūksne is predictably the coldest in Latvia today with a high of 1.4C, Ventspils is the mildest with a high of 8.3C. High in Riga is 4.2C. Yes, there was snow in Valga, also in the north. This is the emhi snow map.  Temperatures - the mildest on 21/11 was Ristna with high of 8.4c, coldest Väike-Maarja with high of 1.8c. |
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Post by Doña Jimena on Nov 22, 2020 3:47:12 GMT -5
Thunder and lightning strikes are coming. Reason: unusually warm Baltic sea.  |
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Post by ilmc90 on Nov 22, 2020 9:23:28 GMT -5
38 F/3 C and overcast at 9:00AM (windchill 32 F/0 C). Rain later on with a forecast high of 47 F/8 C.
Yesterday was supposed to be sunny but it ended it up being cloudy most of the day. Stereotypical dreary November weather.
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Post by aabc123 on Nov 22, 2020 13:58:15 GMT -5
It was snowing here the night before today. When I was up for a while in the middle of the night and looking out the window, the ground was white In the morning about at half past eleven when I went outside, the snow had melted as it was above zero but in some places it was still preserved:  The day itself was not bad for late November, there was no forecasted strong wind and even the low sun came out:   The high was 6.3c, the low was 0.5c. |
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Post by boombo on Nov 22, 2020 14:07:57 GMT -5
Thunder and lightning strikes are coming. Reason: unusually warm Baltic sea. Interesting to see how the Atlantic is hardly above average at all, that map backs up my theory about why we've not had quite as much warming as further east in Europe. |
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Post by Doña Jimena on Nov 22, 2020 15:21:00 GMT -5
True, there seem to be a higher anomaly in more continental areas. Highly unusual here - third day with sunshine in the row in November! High is 8.5C today in Riga.  |
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Post by nei on Nov 22, 2020 19:39:28 GMT -5
White Mountains are not white right now  |
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Post by AJ1013 on Nov 22, 2020 19:41:31 GMT -5
Still in the long range but there is reason for hope!  |
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