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that requires a very specific topographic configuration (nearby tall mountains with warm moist air flowing over them from one side, and the other side in their
by throwaway2048 9y ago
that requires a very specific topographic configuration (nearby tall mountains with warm moist air flowing over them from one side, and the other side in their rain shadow).
It is by no means a widespread phenomena, and absolutely does not explain events in the arctic.
- mkempe 9y agoThe Danish meteorological report I linked to explicitly states that the temperature spike was caused by a foehn-like wind, and that the same phenomenon has already been recorded at the same weather station in past years.