Arctic "report card" points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change

Warmste zomer ooit gemeten op Noordpool, ook rest van jaar relatief warm

De toegenomen warmte leidt er onder meer toe dat begroeiing en de bodem in het gebied droger worden, waardoor makkelijker natuurbranden kunnen woeden.

Arctic suffered hottest summer on record: NOAA

Summer air temperatures in the Arctic were the highest ever recorded this year, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) revealed in its annual report on the region. It was the sixth-warmest year ever in the Arctic overall, as climate change raised temperatures globally. Sea ice levels also declined at record rates, with a domino…

The average summer air temperature in the Arctic in 2023 was the highest on record in the region, according to the National Administration... RIA Novosti, 13.12.2023

The ice sheet in the Arctic continues to melt: It has never been as warm as this summer since weather records began. The US weather agency is warning of the consequences.

The spread of sea ice has continued to decline. Experts see this as a sign of “accelerating climate change”

Arctic ‘report card’ points to rapid and dramatic impacts of climate change

This past summer in the Arctic was the warmest since 1900, contributing to disasters across the wider region, including flooding in Juneau, Alaska and a record wildfire season in Canada.Those are some key takeaways from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual Arctic Report Card, released today. The Arctic is warming nearly four times faster than the global average as a result of human-caused climate change, driven primarily …