State of the Arctic in 2020: bad news for our future

William P. Hall on February 26, 2022

Amer. Meteorological Society’s 2020 State of the Climate reports accelerating Arctic warming (Arctic amplification) that drives world climate

Zach Labe samples that data to show midwinter temperature over the Barents and Kara Seas has risen by more than 2 °C per decade!

Most of the #Arctic is experiencing warming temperatures over the last four decades in February. This is largest in the Barents and Kara Seas region, where losses of sea ice cover are the greatest.

[Data from @CopernicusECMWF ERA5. For more info: https://t.co/kHIqGH1z4X] pic.twitter.com/64Mjtud8bs
— Zack Labe (@ZLabe) February 25, 2022

Note: over the next few days I will be posting a comprehensive post on the full State of the Arctic article and the warnings we should be taking from it.

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Tag: Arctic amplification, Arctic Ocean, Climate & weather monitoring, Climate Emergency, Global Warming, Ice melting, Positive feedbacks, Sea ice, Snow and ice

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