Arctic Has Warmed Three Times Faster Than Earth Since 1971: Report
In this Friday, April 24, 2020 photo provided by the Alfred Wegener Insitute shows the German Arctic research vessel Polarstern in the ice next to a research camp in the Arctic region. (Manuel Ernst/Alfred-Wegner-Institut via AP) OSLO, Norway (AFP) — The Arctic warmed three times faster than the planet as a whole between 1971 and 2019, a higher rate than previously thought, a scientific report warned Thursday. Each fraction of a degree makes a big difference: the chances of the ice disappearing entirely in summer — before freezing again in winter — are 10 times greater if Earth’s tem...
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