Dear MEL Topic Readers,
The Arctic is in trouble. The consequences will be felt around the world
The Arctic is the northernmost region on Earth. It is dominated by the Arctic Ocean basin and the icy reaches of Scandinavia, Russia, the U.S. state of Alaska, Canada, and Greenland. The areas north of the Arctic Circle (66 ° 33'N) have at least one day without daylight in the winter and at least one nightless night in the summer. Arctic sea ice typically reaches its annual maximum levels in March. This year, the estimated amount of ice in the Arctic is the lowest on record, indicating a minimum level of sea ice in the coming months. This is partly because the region has been warming almost four times faster than the global average. Scientists are very much concerned as Arctic sea ice has already been at the lowest levels in the last 18 years. White ice in polar regions reflects the heat from the Sun back to space, but if it melts, the dark seawater absorbs the sun’s energy and accelerates global warming, increases sea level rise, and causes more extreme weather conditions, like drought, storms, and heat waves. Unfortunately, the Arctic ice is predicted to disappear in summer in or by the middle of the century even if we stop releasing climate polluting gasses immediately. But if we act now, the situation will certainly become worse in the future.
Read the article and learn what is happening in the Arctic.
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/03/12/climate/arctic-sea-ice-heat-downward-spiral/index.html
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