Freezing Line Breaks All-Time Altitude Record in Switzerland Concerning news from Switzerland was reported last week when the MeteoSwiss weather balloon recorded a new all-time high for the freezing line at 5,184m (17,008 ft). MeteoSwiss, the federal office of meteorology and climatology of Switzerland, carries out a twice-daily measurement in their Payerne office via a radio-sounding balloon to measure important meteorological values in the atmosphere. This measurement puts […] Weather Julia Schneemann | August 5, 2022 2 Comments
Study Reports that “Impact of Global Warming is Evident” in the Himalayas The Himalayas, the world’s highest mountains, are getting warmer, according to a study published in science journal Current Science, livemint.com reports. “Total precipitation (rainfall + snowfall) was found to increase whereas snowfall was found to decrease with concurrent significant increase in rainfall at all zones of NWH,” the study said. It warned that rising trends in liquid precipitation have a negative […] Weather WeatherBrains | February 27, 2018 0 Comments
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