Environmental

Arctic Saw 2nd Warmest Year, Smallest Winter Sea Ice Coverage on Record in 2017

Arctic
(Source: NOAA)

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 15, 2017

Proud member of LION Publishers

By: Monica Allen

A NOAA-sponsored report shows that the warming trend transforming the Arctic persisted in 2017, resulting in the second warmest air temperatures, above average ocean temperatures, loss of sea ice, and a range of human, ocean and ecosystem effects.

Now in its 12th year, the Arctic Report Card, released today at the annual American Geophysical Union fall meeting in New Orleans, is a peer-reviewed report that…

Most read stories this week

Take a Survey

ARCHIVES