After all, we only have two seasons?

Rising temperatures in the country brought the warmest winter on record. But did the seasons become two?

Finally the four Seasons they happened two and we have summer only and winter?

We put this question to Konstantinos LagouvardosDirector of Research at the National Observatory of Athens, who gave his own explanation for the “terbitias” of the weather and the specific view that is heard more and more often.

“I wouldn’t exactly put it that way, the point is that temperatures rise in all seasons. We see temperatures that we have at the beginning of spring in the middle of winter”, notes Mr. Lagouvardos and explains that “the overall warming trend is making winters milder with less snow overall in winter”.

According to the meteorologist, they were noted “little rain throughout the past period, while at the same time we have quite a bit of drought in various areas”. But even though they were noted rains in several areas and fell enough water at Thessaly a few days ago, it was only “a little break”.

“This winter is the warmest on record”

According to Mr. Lagouvardos, the this winter it was the hottest ever recorded in the countrywhile emphasizing four points:

“One is that the winter Decemberhim January and the February, the warmest that we have ever recorded in our country. Secondly, heat he continued as well Marchwhich was a month of above-normal temperatures in many parts of the country […]

Thirdly, the April also was hot month, especially in the first fortnight with very high temperatures. Then the temperature dropped to normal levels, with some chill, it’s at normal values ​​now, we also had some snow a few days ago and it continues this slightly upward trend these days as well, until the month ends.

fourth, the higher are the temperatures, high are also the sea ​​temperatures».

“THE temperature in Greece it has has risen over the past 30 years 1.5 degree”

“In the early 1990s we had drought, but then the mood returned. And now we have drought in some areas. Droughts aren’t the issue, they are temperatures that are the big change.”, pointed out the Director of Research of the National Observatory of Athens and continued:

“THE temperature at country it has us has risen over the past 30 years about 1.5 grade where is big change for such a period of time”. More generally “both in our country and in the world because of climate change we have significantly higher temperatures averagewhich brings higher temperatures in summer and throughout the year”, emphasized Mr. Lagouvardos.

He also expressed concern about the forest fires ahead of summer: “The temperature and dryness we have now creates ideal conditions in the forests for forest fires”. “We will continue to have drought and high temperatures, with short breaks of rain”he concluded.