The European continent is experiencing a heat wave in the early days of 2023. At least 8 European countries set new January temperature records on the first day of the new year. According to data collected by climatologist Maximiliano Herrera, record temperatures were observed in January in Poland, Denmark, the Czech Republic, the Netherlands, Belarus, Lithuania, and Latvia.
Due to temperatures above the seasonal norm, Europe’s ski season was unable to begin. Due to rising temperatures, ski resorts in the northern Alps and on the Pyrenees Mountain in France had to close after opening about a month ago.