Monday, April 7, 2014

Climate Trends in the Arctic as Observed from Space




Climate Trends in the Arctic as Observed from Space
Wiley Research News 04.07.14

Summer minimum in 2012 and a plot of yearly minimum from 1979 to 2012. There was a slight recovery in 2013 but the minimum during 2013 is still one of the 7 lowest value.

“The Arctic region has been warming faster than anywhere else in the globe from 1981 to 2012. Such warming is manifested strongly in all components of the cryosphere in the Northern Hemisphere.” - J. Comiso and D. Hall, authors of WIRES paper "Climate trends in the Arctic as observed from space"

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