"Record temperatures of almost 20C were reached in Iceland on Christmas Eve, the local meteorological office has confirmed. Seyisfjorur, a small town in the east of Iceland, hit 19.8C on 24 December. Average December temperatures in Iceland are between -1C and 4C. It was a hot day in general: a temperature of 19.7C was measured at Bakkageri in eastern Borgarfjorur, in the far east of the country."
"Iceland is getting warmer due to global heating caused by the combustion of fossil fuels and the release of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. In May, there were record-breaking heatwaves across the country with areas 3C-4C hotter than usual. May temperature records were set at 94% of all the automatic stations that have operated for at least 20 years. The highest temperature was 26.6C at Egilsstair airport in East Iceland on 15 May."
Record temperatures approaching 20°C were measured in eastern Iceland on 24 December, with Seyisfjorur reaching 19.8°C and Bakkageri 19.7°C, far above average December ranges of -1°C to 4°C. Meteorological analysis attributed the event to tropical-origin warm air and a strong high-pressure system drawing warm, moist air south while blocking colder inflows. Long-term warming from fossil-fuel driven greenhouse gas emissions is increasing Iceland’s temperatures, producing record May heatwaves, earlier mosquito arrivals, glacier collapses, and shifts in marine species such as mackerel. Arctic warming at about four times the global rate is intensifying regional climate impacts.
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