(ANSA) - Rome, April 2 - This past winter has been the
warmest on record at 3.4 degrees over the historic average
temperature from 1981-2010, the Copernicus science programme
said Thursday.
This was much higher than the global average difference of
0.8 degrees, said the Copernicus Climate Change Service (C3S),
a programme of the European Space Agency (ESA) and the European
Commission.
The past winter beat a record set by the winter of 2015-16 by
some 1.4 degrees.
Warmest winer in Europe (2)
3.4 degrees over the historic average