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Temperatures in Sweden have risen by two degrees Celsius since the 19th century, BTA reported, citing a new scientific report.

The snow cover lasted two weeks less.

According to the report of the local Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology, the average temperature in the country was 1.9 degrees higher between 1991 and 2020 compared to that between 1861 and 1890. According to the report, the results clearly show that the climate in Sweden has changed.

Higher temperatures combined with more precipitation are clear indications of human-induced global warming.

Heat could start killing 90,000 people a year in Europe by 2100.

Since 1930, precipitation in Sweden has increased from 600 mm to nearly 700 mm in 2000. Snow cover in winter has decreased by an average of 16 days between 1991 and 2020 compared to snow cover in the period 1961-1990.

The institute emphasizes that these are average annual values.

Individual seasons and regions have their own specifics.

An increase in precipitation was recorded in autumn and winter.

There are no clear trends in spring and summer.

At the UN COP27 climate conference in Egypt, a historic agreement was reached to help vulnerable countries deal with the consequences of climate change.

At the same time, the forum was criticized for the lack of ambitions to reduce harmful emissions, notes AFP.

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