Warm weather during winter in Europe breaks record

National records have been broken up in eight European countries -- the Netherlands, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Latvia, Czech Republic, Poland, Denmark, and Belarus.

The temperature recorded in Warsaw on January 1st was 4 degrees Celsius higher than the previous record, while in Belarus the temperature was 16.4 degrees Celsius or about 4.5 degrees above the previous record.

In Billbao, Spain, New Year's Day temperatures were equivalent to the average of July, and parts of Catalonia, including Barcelona, are subject to restrictions on water use.

Records are broken all the time, but it's unusual that the difference is more than a few tenths of a scale.

In Switzerland, temperatures have reached 20 degrees Celsius, and warm weather has contributed to snow shortages in Swiss alps.

Just a few days ago, Great Britain, Ireland, France, and Spain declared their year 2022 in history.

In the United Kingdom, every month except December, it was hotter than average.

The heat waves have become more frequent, more intense, and last longer because of the climate change caused by humans.

But not in all European countries is hot. Colder temperatures and snow are predicted in parts of Scandinavian, and temperatures are expected to drop to minus 20 degrees Celsius by the weekend in Moscow.