How unusual was autumn 2006 in Europe?

How unusual was autumn 2006 in Europe?

The temperatures in large parts of Europe have been record high during the meteorological autumn of 2006. Compared to 1961–1990, the 2 m temperature was more than three degrees Celsius above normal from the North side of the Alps to southern Norway. This made it by far the warmest autumn on record in the United Kingdom, Belgium, the Netherlands, Denmark, Germany and Switzerland, with the record...

Why red-dominated autumn leaves in America and yellow-dominated autumn leaves in Northern Europe?

Euro Observer, Autumn 2006, Vol 8, No.4

At some point during their reproductive lives, approximately one quarter of all couples experience a period of infertility lasting over one year, leading many to seek council from an infertility specialist.1 For those who need some form of intervention to assist with conception, there are a range of available treatment options, including lifestyle modification, medication, surgery, and a variet...

Euro Observer Autumn 2006, Vol.8, No.3

Originally, screening was introduced as a public health measure to detect conditions such as tuberculosis which might be a health hazard to the community. Since then demand for screening has greatly increased. It is now considered applicable to the prevention of disease and is considered to be a logical extension of medical practice. However, it has become apparent that there are also disadvant...

Second century megadrought in the Rio Grande headwaters, Colorado: How unusual was medieval drought?

[1] A new tree‐ring record from living and remnant bristlecone pine (Pinus aristata) wood from the headwaters region of the Rio Grande River, Colorado is used in conjunction with other regional records to evaluate periods of unusually severe drought over the past two millennia (B.C. 268 to A.D. 2009). Our new record contains a multi‐century period of unusual dryness between 1 and 400 A.D., incl...