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January 2020 was the warmest in weather history

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January 2020 was the warmest in weather history
January 2020 was the warmest in weather history

The past month was the hottest January in weather history, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

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RESTRICTIONS: Broadcast: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN Digital: NO USE JAPAN, NO USE TAIWAN The past month was the hottest January in weather history, according to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

Citing climate researchers, NBC reports that a jet stream trapping cold air over the Arctic might be responsible for the warm January." NOAA data shows that the US and Hawaii region, Russia, Europe, South America and Australia experienced abnormally hot weather in January.

Meanwhile, sea ice has retreated in the Arctics and Antarctica.

Citing the National Ice and Snow Data Center, NBC reports the jet stream over the Arctic is called the Arctic Oscillation.

The jet stream is wavy during a negative phase of this.

This allows cool air to go south, taking cold temperatures and rains with it.

Citing the center's director Mark Serreze[a], NBC reports the AO is having a positive phase with a flat jetstream circle, which entraps the cold air over the Arctic region.

Serrez says this weather phenomenon is possibly the cause of the high temperatures.

RUNDOWN SHOWS: 1.

Arctic jet stream could be responsible for abnormal hot weather in January 2020 2.

NOAA data on global temperature abnormalities in January 2020 3.

Wavy jet stream in Arctic allow North Pole's cold airs to lower temperatures 4.

Flat jet stream in the past two months trapped cold airs over the Arctic VOICEOVER (in English): "According to the U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, the past month was the hottest January in weather history." "Citing climate researchers, NBC reports that a jet stream trapping cold air over the Arctic might be responsible for the warm January." "NOAA data shows that US and Hawaii region, Russia, Europe, South America and Australia experienced abnormally hot weather in January." "Meanwhile, sea ice has retreated in the Arctics and Antarctica." "Citing the National Ice and Snow Data Center, NBC reports the jet stream over the Arctic is called the Arctic Oscillation.

"The jet stream is wavy during a negative phase of this.

This allows cool air to go south, taking cold temperatures and rains with it." "Citing the center's director Mark Serreze[b], NBC reports the AO is having a positive phase with a flat jetstream circle, which entraps the cold air over the Arctic region.

Serrez says this weather phenomenon is possibly the cause of the high temperatures." SOURCES: National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), NBC News https://www.noaa.gov/news/january-2020-was-earth-s-hottest-january-on-record https://www.nbcnews.com/science/environment/what-happened-winter-jet-stream-science-explains-unseasonable-warmth-u-n1136136 *** For story suggestions please contact tips@nextanimation.com.tw For technical and editorial support, please contact: Asia: +61 2 93 73 1841 Europe: +44 20 7542 7599 Americas and Latam: +1 800 738 8377

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