Arctic Report Card: 15 years of observations document impact of changing polar climate
Arctic Report Card: 15 years of observations document impact of changing polar climate
UPDATED: December 10, 2020.
Corrected figure in first bullet under list that calculates the degrees F equivalent of 1 degree C. It is 1.8 degrees F.
NOAA’s 15th Arctic Report Card catalogs for 2020 the numerous ways that climate change continues to disrupt the polar region, with second-highest air temperatures and second-lowest summer sea ice driving a cascade of impacts, including the loss of snow and extraordinary wildfires in northern Russia.