All-time Arctic heat record, unprecedented wild fires, thawing permafrost, retreating ice sheets...
It would be impressive if it wasn't so harrowing.
We are half way through 2020 and June is yet another month where excessive heat is smashing records.
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It would be impressive if it wasn't so harrowing.
We are half way through 2020 and June is yet another month where excessive heat is smashing records.
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This is how the whole month looks in 6 hour steps. Siberia, Scandinavia and northern Canada all stand out as hot spots (literally).
But how does this look when comparing against a 30 year average?
But how does this look when comparing against a 30 year average?
I think this speaks for itself.
Pay attention to the colour scale. The golds emerging from the hot red colours indicate temperatures around + 20 °C warmer than normal.
Yes, there are some cold blobs. These are locally significant but can't compete with the alarming warmth.
Pay attention to the colour scale. The golds emerging from the hot red colours indicate temperatures around + 20 °C warmer than normal.
Yes, there are some cold blobs. These are locally significant but can't compete with the alarming warmth.
How is the Arctic Sea Ice getting one?
🟥 = Below normal coverage
🟦 = Above normal coverage
The extent of Arctic Sea ice is suffering from the recent Arctic heatwaves.
🟥 = Below normal coverage
🟦 = Above normal coverage
The extent of Arctic Sea ice is suffering from the recent Arctic heatwaves.
This would be shocking for a single month... but Siberia so far this year is what blows my mind most.
@mikarantane has summarised how much warmer than normal Siberia is over a 6 month period January-June. This is an insane anomaly for a 6 month period.
@mikarantane has summarised how much warmer than normal Siberia is over a 6 month period January-June. This is an insane anomaly for a 6 month period.
@GretaThunberg also shines light on a warm June record which challenges a long-standing dataset going back to 1756.
A new record was set last year and then broken, again, this year.
A new record was set last year and then broken, again, this year.
The Arctic is literally on fire. Yes, literally.
Wildfires of June 2020 have "been greater than the 'unprecedented' activity of June 2019"
Check out the stuff @m_parrington works on:
Wildfires of June 2020 have "been greater than the 'unprecedented' activity of June 2019"
Check out the stuff @m_parrington works on:
Finally, we can all agree that 2020 has been extremely challenging so far. We all have had to adapt to abrupt change.
Planet Earth is warming. But the Arctic is going through an abrupt rate of change. The warming is not equal.
Just let this sink in...
Planet Earth is warming. But the Arctic is going through an abrupt rate of change. The warming is not equal.
Just let this sink in...
