Exclusive | A wake-up call from the Arctic: What Iceland’s ex-PM wants the world to learn from the melting North

Exclusive | A wake-up call from the Arctic: What Iceland’s ex-PM wants the world to learn from the melting North

As Arctic temperatures rise faster than anywhere on Earth, former Iceland Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir tells Firstpost why the world can no longer afford to sideline climate change. From monsoons in India to displacement worldwide, she warns of cascading impacts — and urges urgent multilateral action in the face of deteriorating global ties

It is one of the most fragile ecosystems in the world and is warming four times faster than the world average. It is what reveals a study in which CSIC researchers have participated and that, after decades of work, details great changes in the type, abundance and growth of Arctic vegetation.