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Federal report says Arctic just had its warmest year ever, heating twice as fast as global average

The 20th Arctic Report Card details record low sea ice and highest precipitation, highlighting accelerating glacier loss and ecological shifts driven by human-induced climate change, NOAA said.

  • The U.S. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's annual Arctic Report Card details profound changes in the Arctic region, with surface air temperatures between October 2024 and September 2025 being the warmest recorded since 1900.
  • The Arctic is warming twice as fast as the global average, driven by factors such as the loss of sea ice cover and the melting of permafrost, which is reshaping the region's landscape and ecosystems.
  • The report emphasizes the importance of recognizing Indigenous peoples' traditional knowledge and their role as experts in caring for Arctic lands and waters.
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In the Arctic last season (from October 2024 to September 2025) it was no longer as warm as it has been for 125 years.The extent of the sea ice there was the least since the satellite records began 47 years ago during its usual maximum in March, reports the weather and oceanography agency of the United States (NOAA).These observations, published in the annual Arctic report of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), show how p…

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