HOW DID THE ARCTIC FARE THIS YEAR? According to a new report released today by NOAA and our partners, Arctic air is warming at twice the rate of global air temperatures and is continuing to trigger changes in the fragile region. Among its findings, the report card reports that snow cover across the Arctic in spring of 2014 was below long-term mean of 1981-2010. Details: bit.ly/ArcticRC2014. *Read the full Arctic Report Card at: arctic.noaa.gov/reportcard *For a full gallery of related images, visit climate.gov/news-features/understanding-climate/2014-arctic-report-card-visual-highlights IMAGES: Arctic from the air: NOAA flew over the Arctic this fall to measure sea ice coverage. The extent of sea ice in September 2014 was the sixth lowest since satellite observations began in 1979. Photo: NOAA. NASA satellite image: As Arctic sea ice retreats in summer, more sunlight reaches the upper layers of the sea, triggering increased blooms of phytoplankton (microalgae) such as in the Bering Sea in the fall of 2014. Landscape photo: The beauty of the Arctic tundra, taken in Spring of 2012. Photo: National Park Service https://flickr/photos/bering_land_bridge/7692303444
Posted on: Wed, 17 Dec 2014 19:12:53 +0000
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