title: Climate variability, trends and extreme events in Ukraine
abstract: During the XX and the beginning of the XXI century, significant warming caused by the emission of greenhouse gases, mainly CO2 and CH4 into the atmosphere, is observed. The fifth assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change estimated a warming of 0.85&amp;#730;C &amp;#177; 0.20&amp;#730;C during 1880-2012. This global warming has been changing atmospheric circulation patterns, which can result in accelerating and intensifying extreme weather events such as more violent stor