Over 166 Years, Temperatures In Finland Have Risen Twice As Fast As Global Average - AFP

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Stockholm (AFP) - Temperatures in Finland rose almost twice as fast as in the rest of the world over the past 166 years, meteorologists said Monday, supporting claims global warming hits higher altitudes hardest.

Since 1847 "the average temperature in Finland has risen by more than two degrees," the Finnish Meteorological Institute said. "During the observation period, the average increase was 0.14 degrees per decade, which is nearly twice as much as the global average."

The meteorologists based their statement on a study from the University of Eastern Finland, which concluded the climbing temperatures from 1847-2013 in the Nordic country are "in line with the notion that warming is stronger in higher latitudes."

November, December and January have seen the biggest temperature rises, with less significant increases in March, April and May, says professor Ari Laaksonen of the University of Eastern Finland and the Finnish Meteorological Institute. These changes have been visible in daily life with lakes freezing later in winter and trees blooming earlier in spring.

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http://news.yahoo.com/temperature-rising-faster-finland-anywhere-else-223524053.html

[truebluegreen]

1. It does hit higher altitudes AND

latitudes hardest...which is the case in Finland.

[Demeter]

2. Finland is also rising out of the sea, springing back from the weight of the Ice Age

Shall we panic about that, too?

Finland is COLD. as in 40 below cold, which is the same in either F or C.

And it used to grow grapes, once upon a time. Perhaps it will, again, in several hundred years.

[GliderGuider]

3. Awareness is good.

Whether you choose to panic over it or not is up to you, of course.

I've finally stopped panicking over all this shit - there's just too much of it, and my panic button was wearing out.

[NickB79]

4. Typical denier drivel, as expected

We're well aware of what you really are.....