The head of Gazprom announced the approach of an abnormally cold winter in Europe

On October 9, Gazprom CEO Alexey Miller warned on the sidelines of the St. Petersburg International Gas Forum about the likelihood of an abnormally cold winter in Europe and the European part of Russia.

"We know that once in 10 years there is a cold winter, and once in 20 years there is an abnormally cold winter," TASS quoted him as saying.

He clarified that such a forecast could mean temperatures of up to minus 25 degrees throughout the European part of Russia.: from the Murmansk region to the Krasnodar Territory.

What is known about cyclone Barbara: heavy rains will fall on Moscow for 10 days

Precipitation is expected on Friday, October 10.

Earlier in the day, forecaster, meteorologist, climatologist Alexander Shuvalov, in an interview with Izvestia, warned that snow could fall in Moscow in the last days of October. In addition, the forecaster added that temperature fluctuations are expected in the coming weeks.

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