El Niño Forecast May Ease Ukraine's Winter as Russia Renews Grid Attacks
Russia is again increasing attacks on Ukraine's electricity grid ahead of the winter heating season, according to Semafor Net Zero.
A large-scale Russian grid attack last week temporarily cut power to 8,000 households across Ukraine, Semafor Net Zero reported, describing it as the Kremlin's first large-scale grid attack since last winter.
This winter Ukraine may get help from the weather. An exceptionally strong and possibly record-breaking El Niño pattern, driven by warm ocean surface temperatures in the Pacific, is expected to bring Europe a warm and wet winter, according to Semafor Net Zero.
The forecast matters because of what happened last year. Ukraine's last winter was the coldest in decades, the factor that turns a blackout from an inconvenience into a deadly threat, Semafor Net Zero reported.
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