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NOAA says 2023 Arctic Report Card proves ‘now is the time to act’

Not different rest of worldThis summer has been the hottest ever recorded in the Arctic, where scientists say human-caused climate change is warming things faster than anywhere else on Earth. Its obvious consequences have already been seen and felt in communities in and around the planet’s northernmost polar region, and their domino effects may become… Read More »

From wildfires to melting sea ice, the hottest summer on record has had cascading effects on the Arctic

The year 2023 broke the record for the hottest summer in the Arctic, and people and ecosystems in the region felt the impact. The fires have forced evacuations across Canada. Greenland was so warm that a research station at the top of the ice sheet recorded melting in late June; this was only the fifth… Read More »

From wildfires to melting sea ice, the hottest summer on record has had cascading effects on the Arctic

The year 2023 broke the record for the hottest summer in the Arctic, and people and ecosystems in the region felt the impact. The fires have forced evacuations across Canada. Greenland was so warm that a research station at the top of the ice sheet recorded melting in late June; this was only the fifth… Read More »