Europe's Warmest Autumn Since Year 1500

The temperature record is consistent from Iceland to Greece: Europe faces its warmest autumn since the year 1500. Quirin Schiermeier reports for Nature online (4.12.2006) on evidence for climate change and effects of a warmer climate on nature and the environment. "The change matches a trend. Autumn temperatures in Europe have been rising by about 0.45 °C per decade over the past three decades. The new data show that the past 30 years has been the warmest such period on record, and the past 10 years has been the warmest decade," writes Schiermeier.