at sanjose university in the united states. good to have you all with us. lets start with you georgina, it was a picture of how things are when it comes to temperatures, first of all? these temperatures come from a group of scientists at the university and as you said it s remarkable because monday it broke the record and then tuesday and then again on thursday, and what we are seeing is this is being driven by climate change and the phenomenon you mentioned el nino, it s worth saying it s an unofficial record and it comes from reputed sources, the weather source in the us said they would look at this data and temperatures are unusually warm but they will wait for a longer period of time until they confirmed this regard. you mentioned they confirmed this regard. you mentioned the they confirmed this regard. you mentioned the us, lets bring alison bridger in, you are a major
ukraine s allies have so far promised more than $65 billion of military aid. the united states has been by far the biggest donor. none of this, of course, has brought the war to an end. most people agree that it s likely to go on for a lot longer, killing even more people and swallowing up vast resources. with no peace process in sight, the cost of this terrible war can only rise. a fierce winter storm is causing widespread disruption in the us and a rare blizzard warning has been issued for parts of southern california with millions of residents told to brace for unusally cold weather and snow. i m joined now by professor alison bridger, professor of meteorology and climate science at sanjose university, california. this weather event seems to have caught many people by surprise. why is that, is it