Weather extremes of 2024

The year 2024 will be embossed by many natural weather extremes of superlative, spreading across whole of Europe. Both in summer and winter. Even the asian parts of Russia and Turkey will be hit by these weather extremes. It is a year with so many weather extremes we didn't had for a long time.
Before the new year
In December 2023, many weather experts said, that 2024 will bring many weather extremes across Europe. Many data of the ESA confirmed that. The european leaders don't know how to handle with that. The temperatures in Scandinavia were rapidly sinking. Weather extremes in the next year seem more possible than ever.
January and February 2024
On 8th January 2024, the war in Ukraine ended with an inconclusive. Ukraine gets the Donbass back and Russia gets Crimea. Putin resigns and is replaced by Dimitry Medvedev. The temperatures in Moscow are about -20 degrees. Temperatures in western Europe were also about -15 degrees. Cold temperatures we didn't had since 2009. On Valentine's day, the temperatures were about -1ß degrees. French president Emmanuel Macron worries about the December. Will it also have such cold temperatures? 
Spring 2024
The Spring started right warm. But in April, the temperatures rised to about 25 degrees. a heat wave in spring haven't seen for a long time. Many european leaders start to worry about the summer. What will the summer be like? Hot or cold? We don't know. Turkey already have a heat wave with temperatures of 38 degrees. Water must be saved for the summer. The scandinavian countries and Russia are also preparing for a hot summer. In May, the first countries like Spain, Italy and Turkey have more than 40 degrees. German chancellor Olaf Scholz says: We will have an heat wave of superlative after we see what happens in Turkey, Italy and Spain. The leaders of the european union call a meeting to discuss about how to handle with these temperatures. The hungarian president Viktor Orban suggests, to set up water fountains in public. The leaders don't got a decision. 
Summer 2024
The summer was really one of the hottest summers Europe have ever seen. At day heat waves of about 45 degrees in almost every corner of Europe knock out the infrastructure everywhere. The summer olympics in Paris were also held in very hot temperatures. There must be enough water for the athletes. And at night, thunderstorms are also threatening the infrastructure. The schools also struggle agaist the hot temparatures, espacially in Northrhine-Westphalia, Germany. The temperatures of 45 degrees, have a strong and negative impact on the health of the students. Not only in Germany, everywhere. Many got a heatstroke. To prevent heatstrokes in schools, the school gets first-aid kits with wet and cold towels. Every class must do a first-aid course, to help if someone gets a heatstroke. The Niederrhein in Germany saw probably one of the hottest summers in this year and it will also see one of the coldest winters. But when the summer is over, what will happen then?
Autumn 2024
The September quite warm. But then temperatures began sinking rapidly. Heavy rain set in. There were no floods because of the good preparations of the government. But it went way cold. Once, the european leaders worried about the summer, now they worry about the winter. Russian president Medvedev says: We're prepared for the winter. Like all scandinavian countries too. What if the winter completely knocks out the infrastructure? The October brought the first minus degrees across Europe and the November already brings the first snow. 
Winter 2024
The Winter came, and the winter knocked out everything. Some students didn't get to school because the busses get stuck in the snow. Blizzards damage the infrastructure, and temperatures of -40 degrees, students must walk to school because vechiles can't handle with the snow. many got a hyphotermia and again all classes must do a first aid course to prevent hyphotermia. The european union calls a meeting again, and now the decision has come. A coalition made out of norwegian ,finnish and russian troops will help in the winter months. They handed out winter clothing to the citiziens. Some even handed out hot chocolate. And they could solve any problem. The school busses are stuck in the snow? No problem. Just turn it into a snowplow. The military medics also hand out medicine to students and citiziens. The russian soldiers, not long ago insulted as war criminals are now hailed as heros. Even US-President Biden have to thank Medvedev for it's help. Ukranian president Selenskij also says: The russians did a great work helping the europeans to survive in the snow. 
After the year
What were the causes for such weather extremes? The ESA sent data to weater centres in the Netherlands, Austria, Romania and Belarus. The results were amazing. These weather extremes all had natural causes. This means 2025 will also have weather extremes.