foehn winds Archives

A Severe Foehn Storm disintegrated in a couple of days 400 square kilometers of Antarctica’s Larsen B Ice shelf giving now a free way to land ice

February 6, 2022 by Renato R. Colucci

severe foehn storm collapsed 400 square kilometers antarctica larsenb ice shelf plate

Rapid disintegration of part of the Larsen B ice shelf, already dramatically collapsed in 2002, occurred two weeks ago, between January 19-20, 2022. This breakup … Read more

Southwest Turkey and Cyprus in scorching heat – both countries hit near +43 °C on Sunday, May 17th

May 18, 2020 by Marko Korosec

The extreme, scorching heat intensified further on Sunday, May 17th. Numerous weather stations in Turkey have reported peak afternoon temperatures between 40 and 43 °C, … Read more

EXTREME HEATWAVE with up to +43 °C in Turkey, +41.5 °C in Cyprus, +40 °C in Greece, and south Italy today, May 16th

May 18, 2020May 16, 2020 by Marko Korosec

An *extreme* heatwave is underway over the south and southeast Europe this weekend. Dry foehn winds have pushed the peak temperatures up to +43 °C … Read more

Summertime anyone? Almost. Extremely warm mid-April day across a large part of the Balkans – up to +31 °C in North Macedonia, +29 °C in Greece, Serbia, and Bosnia

April 19, 2020 by Marko Korosec

An extremely warm day in the western Balkans yesterday, Apr 18th. The foehn effect of southwest winds from the Dynaric mountain range into the plains … Read more

All-time heat records are likely to be exceeded across S France on Friday, June 28th 2019

June 26, 2019 by Marko Korosec

Extreme heat will hit southern France on Friday, with temperatures expected to push well above 40 °C and locally up to 44-46 °C. All time … Read more