It’s Been Exceptionally Warm In Greenland Lately And Ice Is Melting A Month Early
(National Snow and Ice Data Center)
“Air temperature anomalies were up to more than 20 degrees Celsius [36 Fahrenheit] above the mean,” noted Tedesco. A lack of ice cover in the Arctic Ocean north of Scandinavia gave this bubble of warmth a bit of an extra boost, intensifying its warm conveyor belt into Greenland. According to the National Snow and Ice Data Center, the rate of melting this early in the year has been off the charts.
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