In recent days, the meteorological events occurring in Azerbaijan, especially in Baku, have been the result of meridional processes. The flooding in Baku was associated with a strong cyclone that formed to the northeast of the country, covered a wide area, and developed in the middle layers of the troposphere. The intense precipitation on April 14 and the powerful floods observed in almost all rivers on the northeastern slopes of the Greater Caucasus were caused by the intrusion of southern cyclones into the country’s territory.

This was reported to AZERTAC by Hasan Nabiyev, a leading researcher of the Climate Department of the Institute of Geography under the Ministry of Science and Education, PhD in Geography. He noted that the currently observed climate changes can be characterized as a continuation of global warming. Global warming can be proven both directly and indirectly. The increase in global surface temperatures recorded through observations is accompanied by a rise in sea level, a reduction in the area of snow and ice cover on land, an upward shift of the snow line in Azerbaijan, and a significant decrease in the area of mountain glaciers. The earlier occurrence of threshold crossings of average daily temperatures in spring and their delay in autumn, the increase in the duration between these transition dates, and the growth of agroclimatic resources as a key indicator are all indirect confirmations of climate change.