US EditionMay Was World's Second-Hottest on Record, EU Scientists Say
- A record-breaking heatwave hit Iceland and Greenland from May 15 to 21, 2025, with temperatures exceeding 26 degrees Celsius in Iceland.
- Researchers link this event to anthropogenic climate change, which caused temperatures in Iceland during the heatwave to be approximately three degrees Celsius higher than those in the preindustrial era.
- During the heatwave, nearly all monitored locations in Iceland experienced temperatures exceeding May averages by over 13 degrees Celsius, while the Greenland ice sheet melted at a rate 17 times faster than usual.
- Friederike Otto from Imperial College London explained that preliminary findings show the Greenland ice sheet is melting at a rate 17 times greater than usual, leading to a larger impact on sea level rise than would have occurred without the recent heat wave.
- This heatwave threatens Arctic infrastructure, disrupts indigenous livelihoods, and may accelerate global sea level rise and climate disruptions if warming continues unchecked.
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Climate change is alarmingly altering the balance of the planet, with a surface temperature of 20.79 °C, the second highest recorded.
Record-breaking heat wave due to climate change hits Iceland & Greenland: Scientists
In May, both Iceland and Greenland experienced record-breaking heat. A new rapid analysis has found that the heat wave in both regions was made worse and more likely in today’s warmer climate. The analysis was conducted by World Weather Attribution (WWA), a global network of researchers that evaluates the role of climate change in extreme […]
Heat remained the new norm in the world in May, both on land and on the seas, many of them still experiencing "unusually high" temperatures as for more than two years. ...
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World NewsGreenland’s record heat wave adds to sea level concerns
A new analysis says climate change drove May’s record heat wave in Greenland and Iceland, prompting Greenland’s ice sheet to melt many times faster than normal. Scientists say the melt could disturb global climate and weather patterns.
Greenland ice melts 17 times faster amid record-breaking heat wave in Iceland, Greenland
Iceland's record heat, over 13°C above average, threatening infrastructure and indigenous hunting, as such events are likely to occur every 100 years, according to World Weather Attribution - Anadolu Ajansı
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