“Therefore a decision was made to exceptionally and temporarily increase the regulatory limit to 15% - only for this year,” she said.
“The 2026 growing season will be remembered as one of the most unusual in Champagne’s history, marked by severe spring frosts of historic intensity, an exceptionally early flowering period and five heatwaves throughout the summer.” it added.
Oh the adorable optimism. To borrow from Homer, “the most unusual, so far.” I don’t think climate change is done with Europe yet.
I don’t know. While the earth is warming on average, the weather fluctuations are becoming more extreme even on the colder side with the occasional broadening of the polar vortex. So warmer averages with more surprise frosts could be in the cards.
Yes, it’s why we changed to call it climate change rather than global warming. We get hot days in summer but also terribel storms and blizzards with unseasonably cold weather. And summers can be extremely hot and dry but that’s not a given.
Average temperatures are certainly going up, hence the old term but there is much more variability is the bigger problem. A degree here or there doesn’t kill thousand. A jump of 20degrees forn2 weeks does, even if it drops down again.
Oh the adorable optimism. To borrow from Homer, “the most unusual, so far.” I don’t think climate change is done with Europe yet.
Severe spring frosts don’t seem like they will become common.
If the gulf stream peters out, who knows.
I don’t know. While the earth is warming on average, the weather fluctuations are becoming more extreme even on the colder side with the occasional broadening of the polar vortex. So warmer averages with more surprise frosts could be in the cards.
Yes, it’s why we changed to call it climate change rather than global warming. We get hot days in summer but also terribel storms and blizzards with unseasonably cold weather. And summers can be extremely hot and dry but that’s not a given.
Average temperatures are certainly going up, hence the old term but there is much more variability is the bigger problem. A degree here or there doesn’t kill thousand. A jump of 20degrees forn2 weeks does, even if it drops down again.