Renowned meteorologist, Lajda Porja, was invited to the “Wake Up” studio, where she made a weather forecast for the week and beyond.
Porja also explained the “El Nino” phenomenon, which, according to her, started at the beginning of May in the Pacific and immediately began to have an impact.
“At least in Europe we had record-breaking high temperatures at the end of May, in Portugal, France and Spain. Where Portugal and Spain recorded 38-39 degrees,” said the meteorology.
While speaking about the impact of this phenomenon in our country, Porja said:
“El Nino is very far from us, it affects this, the circulation. “El Nino” in the Mediterranean but also in Albania affects the circulation of air masses, bringing us endless air masses that come from northern Africa, from central Africa and up to the Sahara, which then bring phenomena and really high temperatures.”
Excerpt from the interview:
As we experience a hot summer, global concerns about climate continue to grow. A few weeks ago, the United Nations and the World Meteorological Organization warned of the return of the powerful “El Nino” phenomenon. It has even been described as an urgent climate alert for humanity. But what does this mean for our country?
If we talk specifically about this climate phenomenon “El Nino” existed thousands of years ago. The history of the name is that in the past, fishermen discovered that in the December period there was warming of the Pacific. That “El Nino” is a phenomenon that warms the waters of the Pacific and has an impact on a global scale. Which means, when we have the phenomenon “El Nino” we expect that in the following 1-2 years we will have average annual temperatures above normal. So almost all over the globe. When we talk about higher temperatures, it is inevitable not to mention storms. Because all tropical storms, cyclones, downpours, hail, come as an effect of a very fast convention or we have even faster evaporation from high temperatures. So, they have a combination where a part experiences after a long period of drought, with high temperatures, with extreme values, we immediately have a storm that brings downpours and rains of high intensity in a short period, bringing floods. They named it “El Nino” then because it coincided exactly in December and they specified it as the birth of the baby, Christ. While later, in another period, they discovered that there were periods where the Pacific waters were colder and they named it the opposite, which is “La Nina”. Then there are periods when we are in normal conditions, when we are neither “El Nino” nor “La Nina” but we are in normal climate conditions.
So it’s some kind of phenomenon that is activated cyclically?
Sure, from time to time.
And it was inactive, when did it become active?
This started at the beginning of May, in the Pacific and immediately started to have an impact. At least in Europe we had record high temperatures at the end of May, Portugal, France and Spain. Where Portugal and Spain recorded 38-39 degrees. In May these were record breaks because there has never been a 39 degree temperature this month. These are temperatures that were expected throughout July and August. June has also started with very high temperatures. “El Nino” is very far from us, it affects this, the circulation. “El Nino” in the Mediterranean but also in Albania affects the circulation of air masses, bringing us endless air masses that come from northern Africa, from central Africa and up to the Sahara which then bring really high phenomena and temperatures. Central Europe is experiencing temperatures above 30 degrees, where there are 35-36 degrees, Switzerland, Austria, Germany, Scandinavia with high temperatures, the Mediterranean with high temperatures, Albania with high temperatures. We only have a part of Eastern Europe, that is, the countries of the East, where Russia is recording slightly lower temperatures because the mass has not managed to penetrate to the East. Then, most of the continent, wherever the circulation of air masses comes to us, it is inevitable not to have high temperatures. We recorded 38 degrees in many cities last weekend.