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Earlier, i spoke to dr matt patterson, who's a postdoctoral research assistant in atmospheric physics at the university of oxford and has been following the winter heatwave. he said this is not a common occurance. it's really quite unusual to see a heatwave of this magnitude in the winter. as you said, we've seen temperatures of 38 degrees in some andes towns when we would expect to see temperatures of 10—15 degrees at this time of year. so really quite unprecedented. in terms of the magnitude, 20 degrees more than average, that's comparable with summer heatwaves that we've seen in the south...

Towns in the andes mountains have reached 38 degrees celsius or more, while argentina s capital, buenos aires, saw temperatures above 30 degrees celsius ? breaking the city's previous august record by more than five degrees. dr matt patterson is postdoctoral research assistant in atmospheric physics at the university of oxford and has been following the winter heatwave. how unusual is this to see a heatwave in the midst of winter? yes, it is really quite unusual to see a heatwave of this magnitude in the winter. as you said, we have seen temperatures of 38 degrees in andes when we would expect...

Hottest year ever worldwide. and this year has already started with a winter heatwave in europe. look at the red. it shows how the unseasonally warm weather brought some all—time high temperatures across the continent. so what can we expect in the future? well, we know what's causing this — it is rising greenhouse gas emissions. the uk has managed to cut its greenhouse emissions in recent decades, largely by cutting down on the coal used for electricity. but here's the problem. worldwide emissions continue to rise. this graph shows greenhouse gas emissions in billions of tonnes — yes, bi...

Motivation to do stuff. so, yeah, ithink i need to tell him, like, a big thank you. their adventures perhaps prove that you can, in fact, teach an old dog new tricks. tom brada, bbc news. a winter heatwave is forecast to hit los angeles with unseasonably hot temperatures on super bowl sunday. according to forecasters, it could be the hottest kick—off in super bowl history — with temperatures close to 90 degrees. the los angeles rams take on the cincinnati bengals at the so—fi stadium. you can reach me on twitter — i'm @ sipusey.