36 minutes agoRecord heat wave in Lithuania and Latvia
Periskopi(7 years ago)
(7 years ago)The temperatures in Lithuania reached levels that were not registered earlier in June, meteorologists suggest, while the heat wave forced educational institutions to close doors for students and is jeopardising agricultural cultures in this Baltic state. The city of Caissiadoris (centre) registered the day before as the hottest area [...]
The city of Caissiadores (centre) registered a day earlier as the country's hottest area of 35.7 degrees Celsius, the highest temperature previously marked for June in Lithuania.
According to scientists, extreme weather conditions are partly as a result of climate change, Arsh notes.
Lithuania has experienced heat waves before, but now the cases are more frequent and extreme because of climate change, Donatas Valuika, climate researcher at Vilnius University, told the media.
