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Greenland's 2015 melt records consistent with 'Arctic amplification'

2016-06-10 13:32:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Environmental News Network: Following record-high temperatures and melting records that affected northwest Greenland in summer 2015, a new study provides the first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplification. Arctic amplification, in the simplest terms, is the faster warming of the Arctic compared to the rest of the Northern Hemisphere as sea ice disappears. It is fueled by a feedback loop: rising global temperatures are melting Arctic sea ice, leaving dark...

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Ten Degrees Above Average, Alaska is Having Its Hottest Year Since Records

2016-06-10 03:56:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

Common Dreams: Like the rest of the world, Alaska has been unusually hot this year--and it's about to get hotter. That's according to the most recent data released by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), as Climate Central reported. Between March and May of this year, the meteorological spring, the entire state has been about 10 degrees hotter than normal, with an average temperature of 32°F. "That may sound cold," Climate Central noted, "but warmth is a relative term. That temperature...

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Greenland sets melt records in 2015 consistent with 'Arctic Amplification'

2016-06-09 12:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld

[NEWS] Jet Stream reached northern latitudes never before recorded New study provides first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplificationFollowing record-high temperatures and melting records that affected northwest Greenland in summer 2015, a new study has provided the first evidence linking melting in Greenland to the anticipated effects of a phenomenon known as Arctic amplificat…

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