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Good day, dear colleagues.
The theme of our conference is the negative weather phenomena in the European part of Russia.
I think that after recent ice rains in Moscow region the views of experts will be interesting.
Head of HydroMetCenter of the Russian Federation, Roman Vilfand:
Traditionally the HydroMetCenter of Russia in the middle of January sums up the results of the past year.
Let me comment on these results of 2010.
First of all for the Northern hemisphere 2010 was the warmest year in history of instrumental observation.
It excelled 2005, the previous record-holder, by 0.04 degree C.
Of course, this data is preliminary and will be checked in future research.
However, this information is going to be accurate and truthful.
Today the American HydroMetCenter published the same information, and we are proud to be the first.
As for global warming, today this term is quite popular and everybody understands what it is.
Since 1998 there are 11 years which were the warmest years in history of meteorological science.
It means that temperature of earth is increasing.
The Southern hemisphere takes the 8 place in the rate temperature ranking.
Thus, to sum temperatures of the Northern and Southern hemispheres 2010 will take the third place of this rate.
Now I would like to say about Russian contribution to the world temperature.
Average temperature of Russia takes the 12 place in this ranking rate.
We all will remember this year because of extraordinary hot summer.
However, the beginning of the year was rather cold.
That is why average temperature of Russia in 2010 contributed not much in the global temperature changing.
For example, in Siberia yearly temperature was lower comparing with previous years.
Anomalously hot yearly temperature, deviation of norm by 5 degrees C, was registered in the east of Canada.
It is incredible phenomenon, as this index is very big for yearly changing.
This year in Arctic it was very warm.
I'm talking about ice coverage of the ocean.
By artificial satellites we can monitor it.
If ranking the percentage of ice coverage of the Arctic Ocean beginning with least indexes
this year takes the third place.
In the conclusion I would like to say about El Nino,
it is quasi-periodic climate pattern that occurs across the tropical Pacific Ocean with on average five year intervals.
This phenomenon is very important, it influences various weather changings in the world.
Our research shows that El Nino influence macroweather of our country too.
This year started with El Nino, temperature in the Pacific Ocean surpassed the norm,
and in April temperature in this region began to decrease.
So in July the east of the Pacific saw La Nino, i.e. anomalously low temperature.
Let's move to the theme of our press conference
and talk about negative weather phenomena in the territory of our country from now to the end of winter.
In the next 5 days the most unfavorable territories are:
the Northern-West Federal District, here there will be heavy snow and snowstorms;
the Privolzhsky Federal District, snow, heavy snow, roads are slick with ice;
the Central Federal District, a lot of ice about on the roads, temperature is about zero degree C.
In Siberia there is a strong anticyclone.
Since early December temperature in West and East Siberia and the Far Eastern Federal District
is significantly lower comparing with the norm, by 6-7 and even 20 degrees C.
This low temperature influences negatively on energy complex of the country.
In the North Caucasus Federal District there are fogs and rains, temperature is high,
it is above zero even at night.
As for Moscow and Moscow region,
the night of the 13th of January will be warm, from 1 to 6 C below zero, ice and light snow.
Later temperature begins to decrease and we all are waiting for hard frost on Epiphany.
On January, 15 temperature will decrease to 11 C below zero at night,
on the January, 16 10-12 C below zero in day-time.
The lowest temperature will be on the 17th of January.
On Epiphany we expect to see an increasing of temperatures.