Earlier, i spoke to dr matt patterson, whos a Postdoctoral Research assistant in Atmospheric Physics at the University Of Oxford and has been following the winter heatwave. He said this is not a common occurance. Its really quite unusual to see a heatwave of this magnitude in the winter. As you said, weve seen temperatures of 38 degrees in some andes towns when we would expect to see temperatures of 10 15 degrees at this time of year. So really quite unprecedented. In terms of the magnitude, 20 degrees more than average, thats comparable with Summer Heatwaves that weve seen in the southern United States, Southern Europe and china this year. Can you explain in basic terms what exactly is causing this heatwave in winter . Certainly. Its a High Pressure system just to the east of the andes, which is basically dragging warm air down from the tropics and bringing that heat down towards chile and argentina. That High Pressure is also compressing the air, much like when you pump up a bike tyr
constitutional right to abortion. for the third time this week, thousands of members of the rmt union have been taking part in a one day strike, causing disruption to rail services across britain. good afternoon. borisjohnson says he will not undergo what he calls a psychological transformation of his character. speaking to the bbc, the prime minister insisted that policy was more important than personality. it s been a particularly bruising week for mrjohnson, after the conservatives lost two by elections, before the resignation of his party chairman. this report from our political correspondent, tony bonsignore, contains some flash photography. the war in ukraine, inflation, the threat of a global recession, there s plenty for commonwealth leaders in rwanda to ponder. but, for borisjohnson, domestic politics is never far away. this week s by election defeats in wakefield and tiverton and honiton have spooked some tory mps. and oliver dowden s resignation as party chairman
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Its manifesto on thursday, has said democracy should not be cowed because of terrorism. Now on bbc news, all the latest Business News live from singapore. The worlds biggest Personal Computer seller is about to release its latest earnings. Wheel it stemmed two years of profit falls . Will it stem. And one in five Women In India get paid work. Good morning, asia. Hello, world. Its a thursday. Welcome to todays edition of Asia Business report. Im rico hizon. We start off with lenovo. The Chinese Technology Company Reports its latest earnings and a few hours time. Together with hp and dell, they account for 50 of the pc market. Given that sales have fallen for two years, she did diversify more . I was told the man challenges of lenovo. They have seen falling sales. When the market stabilises, it has to streamline its workforce. At the same time, it has to look at its portfolio. It has lost with the integration with motorola. The purchase of ibm as well. Are they looking at bad bets in the