[xtypo_dropcap]T[/xtypo_dropcap]emperatures in the Arctic are continuing to rise to record highs, and the region is fast losing ice mass in glaciers and summer sea ice, according to the Arctic Report Card release by the U.S. government Thursday.
In Greenland “a combination of a warm and dry 2009-2010 winter, and the very warm summer resulted in the highest melt rate since at least 1958,” according to the study updated annualy by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Higher air temperature and decrease in snowfall in the Arctic affects climate and weather conditions around the world.
“Beyond affecting the humans and wildlife that call the area home, the Arctic’s warmer temperatures and decreases in permafrost, snow cover, glaciers, and sea ice also have wide-ranging consequences for the physical and biological systems in other parts of the world,” said Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the NOAA, to AFP.
In Greenland “a combination of a warm and dry 2009-2010 winter, and the very warm summer resulted in the highest melt rate since at least 1958,” according to the study updated annualy by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA).
Higher air temperature and decrease in snowfall in the Arctic affects climate and weather conditions around the world.
“Beyond affecting the humans and wildlife that call the area home, the Arctic’s warmer temperatures and decreases in permafrost, snow cover, glaciers, and sea ice also have wide-ranging consequences for the physical and biological systems in other parts of the world,” said Jane Lubchenco, administrator of the NOAA, to AFP.
