The Arctic will be ice free by 2026 with catastrophic consequences for all life on Earth.
1. fastest warming place on Earth
2. irreversible sea ice death spiral
3. permafrost melt uncontrollable
4. will hasten 2C
5. could even occur by 2022
No, this couldn't be true.
Could it?
1. fastest warming place on Earth
2. irreversible sea ice death spiral
3. permafrost melt uncontrollable
4. will hasten 2C
5. could even occur by 2022
No, this couldn't be true.
Could it?
'The Arctic is heading toward irreversible melting and ecosystem destruction, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.'
🔺the Arctic has lost nearly 95% of its oldest ice
grist.org/article/4-ways…
🔺the Arctic has lost nearly 95% of its oldest ice
grist.org/article/4-ways…
'The thick sea ice in the Arctic Ocean was not expected to melt until the end of the century.'
🔺summer ice set to be gone between 2022 and 2032
newscientist.com/article/mg2162…
🔺 most likely to happen on the earlier end of the 2030 - 2050 spectrum, or before
euronews.com/2019/03/05/arc…
🔺summer ice set to be gone between 2022 and 2032
newscientist.com/article/mg2162…
🔺 most likely to happen on the earlier end of the 2030 - 2050 spectrum, or before
euronews.com/2019/03/05/arc…
'The Arctic is the fastest-warming place on Earth, with the average temperature increasing by about 3.5C since the beginning of the 20th century...' ⚠️
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cbc.ca/news/technolog…
'The Arctic is warming at least twice as fast as the global average.' 🔥
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nationalgeographic.com/environment/20…
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cbc.ca/news/technolog…
'The Arctic is warming at least twice as fast as the global average.' 🔥
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nationalgeographic.com/environment/20…
2019
“This year’s minimum shows that there is no sign that the sea ice cover is rebounding,” said Claire Parkinson, a senior scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “The long-term trend for the Arctic sea ice extent has been definitively downward"earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145641/…
“This year’s minimum shows that there is no sign that the sea ice cover is rebounding,” said Claire Parkinson, a senior scientist at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center. “The long-term trend for the Arctic sea ice extent has been definitively downward"earthobservatory.nasa.gov/images/145641/…
Arctic heatwaves with temperatures more than 20C above normal:
2016:
'an unheard-of 20C higher than normal for the time of year'
theguardian.com/environment/20…
2019:
“unprecedented” heatwave as parts of the Arctic endure one of their hottest summers on record'
independent.co.uk/environment/ar…
2016:
'an unheard-of 20C higher than normal for the time of year'
theguardian.com/environment/20…
2019:
“unprecedented” heatwave as parts of the Arctic endure one of their hottest summers on record'
independent.co.uk/environment/ar…
August 2019 - Vast swaths of the Arctic on fire:
'this summer isn’t a once-in-a-lifetime fluke'
🔺indicative of rapid changes that are altering the fabric of Arctic ecosystems, soon to unleash even more billions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere
grist.org/article/the-ar…
'this summer isn’t a once-in-a-lifetime fluke'
🔺indicative of rapid changes that are altering the fabric of Arctic ecosystems, soon to unleash even more billions of tons of carbon into the atmosphere
grist.org/article/the-ar…
The Arctic has entered an unprecedented state that 'threatens global climate stability':
"Never have so many Arctic indicators been brought together in a single paper." And the findings spell trouble for the entire planet.
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/0…
"Never have so many Arctic indicators been brought together in a single paper." And the findings spell trouble for the entire planet.
commondreams.org/news/2019/04/0…
"We can’t prevent abrupt thawing of permafrost."
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