Planetsave

WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A bleak “report card” on global warming’s Arctic impact released on Wednesday found less ice, hotter air and dying wildlife, and stressed that what happens around the North Pole affects the entire planet.

The report, issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, also found that weird winds blowing warm air toward the North Pole and unusually persistent sunshine added to the warming trend.

Unlike previous years, when there have been hot spots and cold spots at different times in the Arctic, “winter and spring, the temperatures are all above average throughout the whole Arctic and all at the same time,” said James Overland of NOAA’s Pacific Marine Environmental Laboratory in Seattle.

Read More 

Tweet This Post