NOAA 2020 Arctic Report: Sea Ice Loss and Extreme Wildfires Mark Another Year of Arctic Change Arctic Report Card: 15 years of observations document impact of changing polar climate 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. Related: Svalbard […] WeatherBrains | December 9, 2020 0 Comments
NOAA: 2017 Arctic Report Card | Near Record High Surface Temperatures & Rapid Decline In Sea Ice NOAA: 2017 Arctic Report Card By: NOAA Climate.gov Staff On December 12, 2017, NOAA and its partners released the 2017 issue of the Arctic Report Card at the American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting in New Orleans. Now in its 12th year, the Arctic Report Card is a NOAA-led, peer-reviewed report that brings together the work of scores of scientists from across the […] Weather Guest Author | December 13, 2017 0 Comments
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